GETCONF(1)                 OpenBSD Reference Manual                 GETCONF(1)

NAME
     getconf - get configuration values

SYNOPSIS
     getconf name [pathname]

DESCRIPTION
     The getconf utility writes the current value of a configurable system
     limit or option variable to the standard output.

     The name argument specifies the system variable to be queried.  The
     pathname argument must be supplied for system variables associated with a
     pathname.

     The getconf utility exits 0 on success or >0 if an error occurred.

SEE ALSO
     pathconf(2), confstr(3), sysconf(3)

STANDARDS
     The getconf utility conforms to IEEE Std1003.2-1992 (``POSIX.2'').

OpenBSD 2.9                      June 24, 1994                               1
