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1.1     ! root        1: .TH ULIMIT 2
        !             2: .SH NAME
        !             3: ulimit \- get and set user limits
        !             4: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             5: .B long ulimit (cmd, newlimit)
        !             6: .br
        !             7: .B int cmd;
        !             8: .br
        !             9: .B long newlimit;
        !            10: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            11: This function provides for control over process limits.
        !            12: The
        !            13: .I cmd\^
        !            14: values
        !            15: available are:
        !            16: .TP 5
        !            17: .B 1
        !            18: Get the file size limit of the process.
        !            19: The limit is in units of 512-byte blocks
        !            20: and is inherited by child processes.
        !            21: Files of any size can be read.
        !            22: .TP 5
        !            23: .B 2
        !            24: Set the file size limit of the process to
        !            25: the value of
        !            26: .IR newlimit .
        !            27: Any process may decrease this limit,
        !            28: but only a process with an effective user
        !            29: .SM ID
        !            30: of super-user may increase the limit.
        !            31: .I Ulimit\^
        !            32: will fail and the limit will be unchanged if a process with an effective user
        !            33: .SM ID
        !            34: other than
        !            35: super-user attempts to increase its file size limit.
        !            36: .SM
        !            37: \%[EPERM]
        !            38: .TP 5
        !            39: .B 3
        !            40: Get the maximum possible break value.
        !            41: See
        !            42: .IR brk (2).
        !            43: .SH "RETURN VALUE"
        !            44: Upon successful completion, a non-negative value is returned.
        !            45: Otherwise, a value of \-1 is returned and
        !            46: .I errno\^
        !            47: is set to indicate the error.
        !            48: .SH SEE ALSO
        !            49: brk(2), write(2).
        !            50: .\"    @(#)ulimit.2    6.2 of 9/6/83

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