October 7, 2006 GETCONF 1

### NAME

getconf - get configuration values

### SYNOPSIS

getconf system_var getconf -a getconf path_var pathname getconf -a pathname

### DESCRIPTION

The getconf utility writes the current value of a configurable system limit or option variable to the standard output.

The system_var argument specifies the system variable to be queried. The names of the system variables are from sysconf(3) with the leading `````_SC_`'' removed.

The path_var argument specifies the pathname variable to be queried for the specified pathname argument. The names of the pathname variables are from pathconf(2) with the leading `````_PC_`'' removed.

When invoked with the option -a, getconf writes a list of all applicable variables and their values to the standard output, in the format ``name = value.''

### EXIT STATUS

The getconf utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

### SEE ALSO

pathconf(2), confstr(3), sysconf(3)

### STANDARDS

The getconf utility conforms to IEEE Std 1003.2-1992 (``POSIX.2'') .