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ulimit - Control shell resources

Overview​

The ulimit command control shell resources.

Syntax​

ulimit [OPTIONS] [ARGUMENTS]

Basic Usage Examples​

# Basic usage
ulimit

# Get help
ulimit --help

# Check version
ulimit --version

Common Options​

  • -h, --help - Display help information
  • -v, --version - Show version information
  • -V, --verbose - Enable verbose output (if supported)

Description​

The ulimit command is part of the system-info category in Linux systems. It provides essential functionality for control shell resources.

Refer to the manual page (man ulimit) for detailed information about all available options and usage patterns.

Common Use Cases​

  1. Basic Operations: Simple usage scenarios
  2. System Administration: Administrative tasks
  3. Automation: Script integration
  4. Troubleshooting: Diagnostic usage
  • Other commands in the system-info category
  • System utilities for similar operations
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