Name
limit
Synopsis
limit
[-h
] [resource [limit]]
Display limits or set a limit
on resources
used by the current process and by each process it creates. If no
limit
is given, the current limit is
printed for resource
. If
resource
also is omitted, all limits are
printed. By default, the current limits are shown or set; with
-h
, hard limits are used. A hard limit imposes an
absolute limit that can’t be exceeded. Only a
privileged user may raise it. See also unlimit
.
Option
-
-h
Use hard, not current, limits.
Resource
-
cputime
Maximum number of seconds the CPU can spend; can be abbreviated as
cpu
.-
filesize
Maximum size of any one file.
-
datasize
Maximum size of data (including stack).
-
stacksize
Maximum size of stack.
-
coredumpsize
Maximum size of a core dump file.
Limit
A number followed by an optional character (a unit specifier).
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