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.Dd October 7, 2006
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.Dt GETCONF 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm getconf
.Nd get configuration values
.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
.Ar system_var
.Nm
.Fl a
.Nm
.Ar path_var
.Ar pathname
.Nm
.Fl a
.Ar pathname
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
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.Nm
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utility writes the current value of a configurable system limit or
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option variable to the standard output.
.Pp
The
.Ar system_var
argument specifies the system variable to be queried.
The names of the system variables are from
.Xr sysconf 3
with the leading
.Dq Li _SC_
removed.
.Pp
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The
.Ar path_var
argument specifies the pathname variable to be queried for the specified
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.Ar pathname
argument.
The names of the pathname variables are from
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.Xr pathconf 2
with the leading
.Dq Li _PC_
removed.
.Pp
When invoked with the option
.Fl a ,
.Nm
writes a list of all applicable variables and their values to the
standard output, in the format
.Do
.Va name
=
.Va value
.Dc .
.Sh EXIT STATUS
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The
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.Nm
utility exits 0 on success, and \*[Gt]0 if an error occurs.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr pathconf 2 ,
.Xr confstr 3 ,
.Xr sysconf 3
.Sh STANDARDS
The
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.Nm
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utility conforms to
.St -p1003.2-92 .