GETCONF(1)

GETCONF(1) | General Commands Manual | GETCONF(1)

# NAME

getconf — get configuration values

# SYNOPSIS

getconf | system_var

getconf | -a

getconf | path_var pathname

getconf | -a pathname

# DESCRIPTION

The getconf utility writes the current value of a configurable system limit or option variable to the standard output.

The system_var argument specifies the system variable to be queried. The names of the system variables are from sysconf(3) with the leading “`_SC_`” removed.

The path_var argument specifies the pathname variable to be queried for the specified pathname argument. The names of the pathname variables are from pathconf(2) with the leading “`_PC_`” removed.

When invoked with the option -a, getconf writes a list of all applicable variables and their values to the standard output, in the format “name = value”.

# EXIT STATUS

The getconf utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

# SEE ALSO

pathconf(2), confstr(3), limits(3), sysconf(3)

# STANDARDS

The getconf utility conforms to IEEE Std 1003.2-1992 (“POSIX.2”).

August 9, 2011 | NetBSD 7.0