ulimit
For platform.
Set or get resource usage limits.
Command Type
built-in
Signature
> ulimit {flags} (limit)
Flags
--soft, -S: Sets soft resource limit.--hard, -H: Sets hard resource limit.--all, -a: Prints all current limits.--core-size, -c: Maximum size of core files created--data-size, -d: Maximum size of a process’s data segment--file-size, -f: Maximum size of files created by the shell--file-descriptor-count, -n: Maximum number of open file descriptors--stack-size, -s: Maximum stack size--cpu-time, -t: Maximum amount of CPU time in seconds--virtual-memory-size, -v: Maximum amount of virtual memory available to each process
Parameters
limit: The limit value to set.
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| nothing | any |
Examples
Print all current limits.
> ulimit -a
Print specified limits.
> ulimit --core-size --data-size --file-size
Set limit.
> ulimit --core-size 102400
Set stack size soft limit.
> ulimit -s -S 10240
Set virtual memory size hard limit.
> ulimit -v -H 10240
Set core size limit to unlimited.
> ulimit -c unlimited
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