getdtablesize(2) [bsd man page]

GETDTABLESIZE(2)						System Calls Manual						  GETDTABLESIZE(2)

NAME

       getdtablesize - get descriptor table size

SYNOPSIS

       nfds = getdtablesize()
       int nfds;

DESCRIPTION

       Each  process  has  a  fixed size descriptor table, which is guaranteed to have at least 20 slots.  The entries in the descriptor table are
       numbered with small integers starting at 0.  The call getdtablesize returns the size of this table.

SEE ALSO

       close(2), dup(2), open(2), select(2)

4.2 Berkeley Distribution					   June 28, 1985						  GETDTABLESIZE(2)

getdtablesize(2)						System Calls Manual						  getdtablesize(2)

NAME

       getdtablesize - Gets the descriptor table size

SYNOPSIS

       #include <unistd.h>

       int getdtablesize ( void );

STANDARDS

       Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows:

       getdtablesize(): XPG4-UNIX

       Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags.

DESCRIPTION

       The  getdtablesize()  function  returns the total number of file descriptors in a process' descriptor table.  Each process has a fixed size
       descriptor table that is guaranteed to have at least 64 slots. The entries in the descriptor table are numbered with small integers  start-
       ing at 0 (zero).

       The  getdtablesize()  function  returns	the total number of file descriptors that a process can have open simultaneously.  Each process is
       limited to a fixed number of open file descriptors.  This limit is at least 64.	The system  defined  limit  is	configurable.	If  it	is
       greater than 64, the system will allocate more file descriptors for a process up to the defined maximum.

RETURN VALUES

       The getdtablesize() function returns the size of the descriptor table, and is always successful.

RELATED INFORMATION

       Functions: close(2), open(2), select(2)

       Standards: standards(5) delim off

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