NAME
getconf
—
get configuration values
SYNOPSIS
getconf |
system_var |
getconf |
-a |
getconf |
path_var pathname |
getconf |
-a pathname |
DESCRIPTION
Thegetconf
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
STANDARDS
The getconf
utility conforms to
IEEE Std 1003.2-1992 (“POSIX.2”).