getdtablesize(2) getdtablesize(2) NAME getdtablesize - get file descriptor table size SYNOPSIS #include <unistd.h> int getdtablesize(void); DESCRIPTION getdtablesize returns the maximum number of file descriptors that the calling process can open. The related getdtablehi(3C) function returns the value of the largest open file descriptor, plus one. The description of {OPEN_MAX} in intro(2) provides more information about how file descriptors are allocated and the various limits imposed on their use. SEE ALSO close(2), getdtablehi(3C), intro(2), open(2), select(2), setrlimit(2), dup(3C) Page 1