ulimit for platform
Set or get resource usage limits.
Signature
> ulimit {flags} (limit)
Flags
-
--soft, -S: Sets soft resource limit. -
--hard, -H: Sets hard resource limit. -
--all, -a: Prints all current limits. -
--core-size, -c: Maximum size of core files created -
--data-size, -d: Maximum size of a process's data segment -
--file-size, -f: Maximum size of files created by the shell -
--file-descriptor-count, -n: Maximum number of open file descriptors -
--stack-size, -s: Maximum stack size -
--cpu-time, -t: Maximum amount of CPU time in seconds -
--virtual-memory-size, -v: Maximum amount of virtual memory available to each process
Parameters
-
limit: The limit value to set.
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| nothing | any |
Examples
Print all current limits.
> ulimit -a
Print specified limits.
> ulimit --core-size --data-size --file-size
Set limit.
> ulimit --core-size 102400
Set stack size soft limit.
> ulimit -s -S 10240
Set virtual memory size hard limit.
> ulimit -v -H 10240
Set core size limit to unlimited.
> ulimit -c unlimited
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