getdtablesize(2)                                              getdtablesize(2)



NAME
     getdtablesize - get file descriptor table size

SYNOPSIS
     #include <unistd.h>

     int getdtablesize(void);


DESCRIPTION

     getdtablesize returns the maximum number of file descriptors that the

     calling process can open.  The related getdtablehi(3C) function returns

     the value of the largest open file descriptor, plus one.  The description

     of {OPEN_MAX} in intro(2) provides more information about how file

     descriptors are allocated and the various limits imposed on their use.


SEE ALSO

     close(2), getdtablehi(3C), intro(2), open(2), select(2), setrlimit(2),

     dup(3C)






































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