PATHCONF(1)							   PATHCONF(1)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     pathconf -	get configurable pathname variables (POSIX)

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     pathconf [-p path][name...]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     pathconf provides a shell interface to the	pathconf(2) system call	for
     determining the current value of a	configurable limit or option
     (variable)	that is	associated with	a file or directory.

     The name argument represents the variable to be queried.  The list	of
     supported variables can be	obtained by invoking pathconf without any
     arguments.	 By default, the values	pertain	to the root file system
     (``/''), to query the values of a different file or directory, use	the -p
     option.

     When invoked with a name argument,	pathconf displays the system value of
     each of the requested variables, one per line.  Otherwise,	it displays
     the entire	set with accompanying labels.  A printed value of -1 means
     that there	is no limit for	name for the given path.  If an	error is
     encountered from pathconf(2), the system error message is printed in
     place of the value.

     pathconf exits with a status of 1 if any errors are encountered,
     otherwise it exits	with status 0.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     sysconf(1), pathconf(2), sysconf(2), limits(4)


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