getconf(1) [netbsd man page]

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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'').

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								  August 9, 2011							       BSD

GETCONF(1)                                                       Debian GNU/Linux                                                       GETCONF(1)

NAME

       getconf - Query system configuration variables

SYNOPSIS

       getconf -a

       getconf [-v specification] system_var

       getconf [-v specification] path_var pathname

DESCRIPTION

       -a

               Displays all configuration variables for the current system
               and their values.

       -v

               Indicate the specification and version for which to obtain
               configuration variables.

       system_var

               A system configuration variable, as defined by sysconf(3) or
               confstr(3).

       path_var

               A system configuration variable as defined by pathconf(3). This
               must be used with a pathname.

AUTHOR

       getconf was written by Roland McGrath for the GNU C Library

       This man page was written by Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org> for the Debian GNU/Linux system.

SEE ALSO

       sysconf(3), pathconf(3), confstr(3)

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