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- From: lowerjc@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (J. Craig Lowery)
- Subject: Re: ulimit system call
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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 22:55:18 GMT
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- In article <By1DK4.8qq@inews.Intel.COM> jdhuse@sedona.intel.com (Jon Dhuse~) writes:
- >
- >Hello!
- >
- >Can anyone help me with the specifics of the system call "ulimit()". It seems
- >to be for getting and setting process characteristics, but I can't find any
- >mention of it in the Coherent Lexicon, or in the on line manual. Thanks in
- >advance...
- >
- >Jon.
-
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- In Unix, ulimit is used to set user limits. Maximium sbrk value, maximum
- file sizes, etc. I'm sorry, but I don't have COH documentation on it.
- I could, however, send you the SunOS man page. How similar the COH and
- SUN implementations are is unclear.
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- Craig Lowery lowery@AuE.com
- Math and Computer Science
- Mississippi College
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