LIMITS(4)                                                            LIMITS(4)


NAME
     limits - file headers for implementation-specific constants

SYNOPSIS
     #include <limits.h>
     #include <float.h>

DESCRIPTION
     The header files <limits.h> and <float.h> is a list of various limits on
     resources that IRIX imposes on applications.  The limits in these headers
     fall into 3 main categories.

     Numerical limits    These specify the maximum and minimum representable
                         numbers for the fundamental "C" types (integer,
                         float, etc.).

     Minimum resource limits
                         These specify the minimum limits on certain
                         resources. These are usually specified by either the
                         POSIX or XPG standards.  Many of these have higher
                         actual limits that are available at runtime via the
                         sysconf(3C) or pathconf(2) system calls.

     Resource limits     These are real non-varying resource limits imposed by
                         the system.

SEE ALSO
     sysconf(3C), fpathconf(2), pathconf(2)


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