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”).