{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "softlimit",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/softlimit/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-10T16:12:16Z",
    "synopsis": "softlimit [ opts ] child",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "softlimit - runs another program with new resource limits.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "softlimit [ opts ] child\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "opts is a series of getopt-style options.  child consists of one or more arguments.\n\nsoftlimit sets soft resource limits as specified by opts.  It then runs child.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "In each of the following opts, n may be =, indicating that the soft limit should be set equal\nto the hard limit.\n\nopts controlling memory use:\n\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-m -d -s -l -a",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-a"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-d",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-d"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-s",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-s"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-l",
                    "content": "some operating systems.\n",
                    "flag": "-l"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-a",
                    "content": "some operating systems.\n",
                    "flag": "-a"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-o",
                    "content": "on some operating systems.\n",
                    "flag": "-o"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-p",
                    "content": "opts controlling file sizes:\n",
                    "flag": "-p"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-f",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-f"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-c",
                    "content": "Efficiency opts:\n",
                    "flag": "-c"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-r",
                    "content": "memory is full.\n",
                    "flag": "-r"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-t",
                    "content": "receives a SIGXCPU signal after n seconds.\n",
                    "flag": "-t"
                }
            ]
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "supervise(8),   svc(8),   svok(8),  svstat(8),  svscanboot(8),  svscan(8),  readproctitle(8),\nfghack(8), pgrphack(8), multilog(8), tai64n(8), tai64nlocal(8),  setuidgid(8),  envuidgid(8),\nenvdir(8), setlock(8)\n\nhttp://cr.yp.to/daemontools.html\n\n\n\nsoftlimit(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "softlimit - runs another program with new resource limits.",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-a",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-d",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-s",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-l",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "some operating systems."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-a",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "some operating systems."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-o",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "on some operating systems."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-p",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "opts controlling file sizes:"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-f",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-c",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Efficiency opts:"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-r",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "memory is full."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-t",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "receives a SIGXCPU signal after n seconds."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "supervise",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/supervise/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "svc",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/svc/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "svok",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/svok/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "svstat",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/svstat/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "svscanboot",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/svscanboot/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "svscan",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/svscan/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "readproctitle",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/readproctitle/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "fghack",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fghack/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "pgrphack",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pgrphack/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "multilog",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/multilog/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "tai64n",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/tai64n/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "tai64nlocal",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/tai64nlocal/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "setuidgid",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/setuidgid/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "envuidgid",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/envuidgid/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "envdir",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/envdir/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "setlock",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/setlock/8/json"
        }
    ]
}