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📘 GETCONF(1) — Query System Configuration Variables

Debian GNU/Linux GETCONF(1)

📖 NAME

getconf — Query system configuration variables

🚀 Quick Reference

Use Case	Command	Description
📋 List all configuration variables	getconf -a	Display all configuration variables for the current system and their values.
🔍 Query a specific system variable	getconf system_var	Retrieve the value of a system configuration variable defined by sysconf(3) or confstr(3).
📁 Query a path‑dependent variable	getconf path_var pathname	Retrieve the value of a path configuration variable defined by pathconf(3) for the given path.

🔧 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 AT debian.org> for the Debian GNU/Linux system.

📚 SEE ALSO

• sysconf(3)
• pathconf(3)
• confstr(3)

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