NAME
prlimit - get and set process resource limitsSYNOPSIS
prlimit [options] [--resource[=limits]] [--pid PID]DESCRIPTION
Given a process ID and one or more resources, prlimit tries to retrieve and/or modify the limits.•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
--noheadingsDo not print a header line.
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.
Specify the process id; if none is given, the
running process will be used.
Use the raw output format.
Verbose mode.
Display help text and exit.
Print version and exit.
RESOURCE OPTIONS
-c, --core[=limits]Maximum size of a core file.
Maximum data size.
Maximum nice priority allowed to raise.
Maximum file size.
Maximum number of pending signals.
Maximum locked-in-memory address space.
Maximum Resident Set Size (RSS).
Maximum number of open files.
Maximum number of bytes in POSIX message
queues.
Maximum real-time priority.
Maximum size of the stack.
CPU time, in seconds.
Maximum number of processes.
Address space limit.
Maximum number of file locks held.
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 13134Display limit values for all current
resources.
Display the limits of the RSS, and set the
soft and hard limits for the number of open files to 1024 and 4095,
respectively.
Modify only the soft limit for the number of
processes.
Set for the current process both the soft and
ceiling values for the number of processes to unlimited.
Set both the soft and hard CPU time limit to
ten seconds and run sort(1).
AUTHORS
Davidlohr <[email protected]>Bueso - 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/>.2022-05-11 | util-linux 2.38.1 |