prlimit(1) — Linux manual page

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NAME

       prlimit - get and set process resource limits

SYNOPSIS

       prlimit [options] [--resource[=limits]] [--pid PID]

       prlimit [options] [--resource[=limits]] command [argument...]

DESCRIPTION

       Given a process ID and one or more resources, prlimit tries to
       retrieve and/or modify the limits.

       When command is given, prlimit will run this command with the
       given arguments.

       The limits parameter is composed of a soft and a hard value,
       separated by a colon (:), in order to modify the existing values.
       If no limits are given, prlimit will display the current values.
       If one of the values is not given, then the existing one will be
       used. To specify the unlimited or infinity limit (RLIM_INFINITY),
       the -1 or 'unlimited' string can be passed.

       Because of the nature of limits, the soft limit must be lower or
       equal to the high limit (also called the ceiling). To see all
       available resource limits, refer to the RESOURCE OPTIONS section.

       •   soft:hard Specify both limits.

       •   soft: Specify only the soft limit.

       •   :hard Specify only the hard limit.

       •   value Specify both limits to the same value.

GENERAL OPTIONS

       --noheadings
           Do not print a header line.

       -o, --output list
           Define the output columns to use. If no output arrangement is
           specified, then a default set is used. Use --help to get a
           list of all supported columns.

       -p, --pid
           Specify the process id; if none is given, the running process
           will be used.

       --raw
           Use the raw output format.

       --verbose
           Verbose mode.

       -h, --help
           Display help text and exit.

       -V, --version
           Print version and exit.

RESOURCE OPTIONS

       -c, --core[=limits]
           Maximum size of a core file.

       -d, --data[=limits]
           Maximum data size.

       -e, --nice[=limits]
           Maximum nice priority allowed to raise.

       -f, --fsize[=limits]
           Maximum file size.

       -i, --sigpending[=limits]
           Maximum number of pending signals.

       -l, --memlock[=limits]
           Maximum locked-in-memory address space.

       -m, --rss[=limits]
           Maximum Resident Set Size (RSS).

       -n, --nofile[=limits]
           Maximum number of open files.

       -q, --msgqueue[=limits]
           Maximum number of bytes in POSIX message queues.

       -r, --rtprio[=limits]
           Maximum real-time priority.

       -s, --stack[=limits]
           Maximum size of the stack.

       -t, --cpu[=limits]
           CPU time, in seconds.

       -u, --nproc[=limits]
           Maximum number of processes.

       -v, --as[=limits]
           Address space limit.

       -x, --locks[=limits]
           Maximum number of file locks held.

       -y, --rttime[=limits]
           Timeout for real-time tasks.

NOTES

       The prlimit(2) system call is supported since Linux 2.6.36, older
       kernels will break this program.

EXAMPLES

       prlimit --pid 13134
           Display limit values for all current resources.

       prlimit --pid 13134 --rss --nofile=1024:4095
           Display the limits of the RSS, and set the soft and hard
           limits for the number of open files to 1024 and 4095,
           respectively.

       prlimit --pid 13134 --nproc=512:
           Modify only the soft limit for the number of processes.

       prlimit --pid $$ --nproc=unlimited
           Set for the current process both the soft and ceiling values
           for the number of processes to unlimited.

       prlimit --cpu=10 sort -u hugefile
           Set both the soft and hard CPU time limit to ten seconds and
           run sort(1).

AUTHORS

       Davidlohr Bueso <dave@gnu.org> - In memory of Dennis M. Ritchie.

SEE ALSO

       ulimit(1p), prlimit(2)

REPORTING BUGS

       For bug reports, use the issue tracker at
       https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues.

AVAILABILITY

       The prlimit command is part of the util-linux package which can
       be downloaded from Linux Kernel Archive
       <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>. This page
       is part of the util-linux (a random collection of Linux
       utilities) project. Information about the project can be found at
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util-linux 2.39.594-1e0ad      2023-08-25                     PRLIMIT(1)

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