GETCONF - Query system configuration variables - man(1) - [phpMan]

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Get configuration values from your Linux system.

List all configuration values available
getconf -a
List the configuration values for a specific directory
getconf -a {{path/to/directory}}
Check if the system is 32-bit or 64-bit
getconf LONG_BIT
Check how many processes the current user can run at once
getconf CHILD_MAX
List every configuration value and then find patterns with the `grep` command (i.e every value with MAX in it)
getconf -a | grep MAX

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

SEE ALSO
       sysconf(3), pathconf(3), confstr(3)








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