GETCONF(1) General Commands Manual GETCONF(1)
NAME
getconfget configuration values
SYNOPSIS
getconf
system_var
getconf
-a
getconf
path_var pathname
getconf
-a pathname
DESCRIPTION
The getconf utility writes the current value of a configurable system limit or option variable to the standard output.
 
The system_var argument specifies the system variable to be queried. The names of the system variables are from sysconf(3) with the leading “_SC_” removed.
 
The path_var argument specifies the pathname variable to be queried for the specified pathname argument. The names of the pathname variables are from pathconf(2) with the leading “_PC_” removed.
 
When invoked with the option -a, getconf writes a list of all applicable variables and their values to the standard output, in the format “name = value”.
EXIT STATUS
The getconf utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
STANDARDS
The getconf utility conforms to IEEE Std 1003.2-1992 (“POSIX.2”).