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<title>getconf</title>
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<basefont size="3"> <a name="getconf"></a> <a name="tag_04_61"></a><!-- getconf -->
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<center><font size="2">The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6<br>
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IEEE Std 1003.1-2001<br>
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Copyright © 2001 The IEEE and The Open Group, All Rights reserved.</font></center>
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<hr size="2" noshade>
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<h4><a name="tag_04_61_01"></a>NAME</h4>
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<blockquote>getconf - get configuration values</blockquote>
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<h4><a name="tag_04_61_02"></a>SYNOPSIS</h4>
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<blockquote class="synopsis">
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<p><code><tt>getconf</tt> <b>[</b> <tt>-v specification</tt> <b>]</b> <i>system_var</i><tt><br>
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<br>
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getconf</tt> <b>[</b> <tt>-v specification</tt> <b>]</b> <i>path_var pathname</i><tt><br>
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</tt></code></p>
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</blockquote>
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<h4><a name="tag_04_61_03"></a>DESCRIPTION</h4>
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<blockquote>
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<p>In the first synopsis form, the <i>getconf</i> utility shall write to the standard output the value of the variable specified by
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the <i>system_var</i> operand.</p>
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<p>In the second synopsis form, the <i>getconf</i> utility shall write to the standard output the value of the variable specified
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by the <i>path_var</i> operand for the path specified by the <i>pathname</i> operand.</p>
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<p>The value of each configuration variable shall be determined as if it were obtained by calling the function from which it is
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defined to be available by this volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 or by the System Interfaces volume of
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IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (see the OPERANDS section). The value shall reflect conditions in the current operating
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environment.</p>
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</blockquote>
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<h4><a name="tag_04_61_04"></a>OPTIONS</h4>
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<blockquote>
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<p>The <i>getconf</i> utility shall conform to the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <a href=
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"../basedefs/xbd_chap12.html#tag_12_02">Section 12.2, Utility Syntax Guidelines</a>.</p>
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<p>The following option shall be supported:</p>
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<dl compact>
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<dt><b>-v </b> <i>specification</i></dt>
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<dd><br>
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Indicate a specific specification and version for which configuration variables shall be determined. If this option is not
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specified, the values returned correspond to an implementation default conforming compilation environment.
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<p>If the command:</p>
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<pre>
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<tt>getconf _POSIX_V6_ILP32_OFF32
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</tt>
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</pre>
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<p>does not write <tt>"-1\n"</tt> or <tt>"undefined\n"</tt> to standard output, then commands of the form:</p>
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<pre>
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<tt>getconf -v POSIX_V6_ILP32_OFF32 ...
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</tt>
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</pre>
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<p>determine values for configuration variables corresponding to the POSIX_V6_ILP32_OFF32 compilation environment specified in <a
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href="c99.html"><i>c99</i></a> , the EXTENDED DESCRIPTION.</p>
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<p>If the command:</p>
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<pre>
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<tt>getconf _POSIX_V6_ILP32_OFFBIG
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</tt>
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</pre>
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<p>does not write <tt>"-1\n"</tt> or <tt>"undefined\n"</tt> to standard output, then commands of the form:</p>
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<pre>
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<tt>getconf -v POSIX_V6_ILP32_OFFBIG ...
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</tt>
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</pre>
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<p>determine values for configuration variables corresponding to the POSIX_V6_ILP32_OFFBIG compilation environment specified in <a
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href="c99.html"><i>c99</i></a> , the EXTENDED DESCRIPTION.</p>
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<p>If the command:</p>
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<pre>
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<tt>getconf _POSIX_V6_LP64_OFF64
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</tt>
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</pre>
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<p>does not write <tt>"-1\n"</tt> or <tt>"undefined\n"</tt> to standard output, then commands of the form:</p>
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<pre>
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<tt>getconf -v POSIX_V6_LP64_OFF64 ...
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</tt>
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</pre>
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<p>determine values for configuration variables corresponding to the POSIX_V6_LP64_OFF64 compilation environment specified in <a
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href="c99.html"><i>c99</i></a> , the EXTENDED DESCRIPTION.</p>
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<p>If the command:</p>
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<pre>
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<tt>getconf _POSIX_V6_LPBIG_OFFBIG
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</tt>
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</pre>
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<p>does not write <tt>"-1\n"</tt> or <tt>"undefined\n"</tt> to standard output, then commands of the form:</p>
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<pre>
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<tt>getconf -v POSIX_V6_LPBIG_OFFBIG ...
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</tt>
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</pre>
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<p>determine values for configuration variables corresponding to the POSIX_V6_LPBIG_OFFBIG compilation environment specified in <a
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href="c99.html"><i>c99</i></a> , the EXTENDED DESCRIPTION.</p>
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</dd>
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</dl>
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</blockquote>
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<h4><a name="tag_04_61_05"></a>OPERANDS</h4>
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<blockquote>
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<p>The following operands shall be supported:</p>
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<dt><i>path_var</i></dt>
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<dd>A name of a configuration variable. All of the variables in the <a href="../functions/pathconf.html"><i>pathconf</i>()</a>
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function defined in the System Interfaces volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 are supported and the implementation may add
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other local variables.</dd>
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<dt><i>pathname</i></dt>
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<dd>A pathname for which the variable specified by <i>path_var</i> is to be determined.</dd>
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<dt><i>system_var</i></dt>
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<dd>A name of a configuration variable. All of the variables in the <a href="../functions/confstr.html"><i>confstr</i>()</a> and <a
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href="../functions/sysconf.html"><i>sysconf</i>()</a> functions defined in the System Interfaces volume of
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IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 shall be supported and the implementation may add other local values.
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<p>When the symbol listed in the first column of the following table is used as the <i>system_var</i> operand, <i>getconf</i>
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yields the same value as <a href="../functions/confstr.html"><i>confstr</i>()</a> when called with the value in the second
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column:</p>
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<p class="tent"><b>system_var</b></p>
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</th>
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<th align="center">
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<p class="tent"><b>confstr() Name Value</b></p>
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<td align="left">
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<p class="tent">PATH</p>
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</td>
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<p class="tent">_CS_PATH</p>
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<p class="tent">POSIX_V6_ILP32_OFF32_CFLAGS</p>
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</td>
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<p class="tent">_CS_POSIX_V6_ILP32_OFF32_CFLAGS</p>
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<p class="tent">POSIX_V6_ILP32_OFF32_LDFLAGS</p>
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</td>
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<p class="tent">_CS_POSIX_V6_ILP32_OFF32_LDFLAGS</p>
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<p class="tent">POSIX_V6_ILP32_OFF32_LIBS</p>
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<p class="tent">_CS_POSIX_V6_ILP32_OFF32_LIBS</p>
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<p class="tent">POSIX_V6_ILP32_OFFBIG_CFLAGS</p>
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<p class="tent">_CS_POSIX_V6_ILP32_OFFBIG_CFLAGS</p>
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<p class="tent">POSIX_V6_ILP32_OFFBIG_LDFLAGS</p>
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<p class="tent">_CS_POSIX_V6_ILP32_OFFBIG_LDFLAGS</p>
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<p class="tent">POSIX_V6_ILP32_OFFBIG_LIBS</p>
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<p class="tent">_CS_POSIX_V6_ILP32_OFFBIG_LIBS</p>
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<p class="tent">POSIX_V6_LP64_OFF64_CFLAGS</p>
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<p class="tent">_CS_POSIX_V6_LP64_OFF64_CFLAGS</p>
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<p class="tent">_CS_POSIX_V6_LP64_OFF64_LIBS</p>
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<p class="tent">POSIX_V6_WIDTH_RESTRICTED_ENVS</p>
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<p class="tent">_CS_POSIX_V6_WIDTH_RESTRICTED_ENVS</p>
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<p class="tent"><sup>[<a href="javascript:open_code('XSI')">XSI</a>]</sup> <img src="../images/opt-start.gif" alt="[Option Start]"
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border="0"> XBS5_ILP32_OFF32_CFLAGS (<b>LEGACY</b>)</p>
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<p class="tent">XBS5_ILP32_OFF32_LDFLAGS (<b>LEGACY</b>)</p>
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<p class="tent">XBS5_ILP32_OFF32_LIBS (<b>LEGACY</b>)</p>
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<p class="tent">_CS_XBS5_ILP32_OFF32_LIBS</p>
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<p class="tent">XBS5_ILP32_OFFBIG_LIBS (<b>LEGACY</b>)</p>
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</blockquote>
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<h4><a name="tag_04_61_06"></a>STDIN</h4>
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<p>Not used.</p>
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</blockquote>
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<h4><a name="tag_04_61_07"></a>INPUT FILES</h4>
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<blockquote>
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<p>None.</p>
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<h4><a name="tag_04_61_08"></a>ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES</h4>
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<blockquote>
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<p>The following environment variables shall affect the execution of <i>getconf</i>:</p>
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<dl compact>
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<dt><i>LANG</i></dt>
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<dd>Provide a default value for the internationalization variables that are unset or null. (See the Base Definitions volume of
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IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <a href="../basedefs/xbd_chap08.html#tag_08_02">Section 8.2, Internationalization Variables</a> for
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the precedence of internationalization variables used to determine the values of locale categories.)</dd>
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<dt><i>LC_ALL</i></dt>
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<dd>If set to a non-empty string value, override the values of all the other internationalization variables.</dd>
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<dt><i>LC_CTYPE</i></dt>
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<dd>Determine the locale for the interpretation of sequences of bytes of text data as characters (for example, single-byte as
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opposed to multi-byte characters in arguments).</dd>
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<dt><i>LC_MESSAGES</i></dt>
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<dd>Determine the locale that should be used to affect the format and contents of diagnostic messages written to standard
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error.</dd>
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<dt><i>NLSPATH</i></dt>
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<dd><sup>[<a href="javascript:open_code('XSI')">XSI</a>]</sup> <img src="../images/opt-start.gif" alt="[Option Start]" border="0">
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Determine the location of message catalogs for the processing of <i>LC_MESSAGES .</i> <img src="../images/opt-end.gif" alt=
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"[Option End]" border="0"></dd>
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</dl>
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</blockquote>
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<h4><a name="tag_04_61_09"></a>ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS</h4>
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<blockquote>
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<p>Default.</p>
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</blockquote>
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<h4><a name="tag_04_61_10"></a>STDOUT</h4>
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<blockquote>
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<p>If the specified variable is defined on the system and its value is described to be available from the <a href=
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"../functions/confstr.html"><i>confstr</i>()</a> function defined in the System Interfaces volume of
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IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, its value shall be written in the following format:</p>
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<pre>
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<tt>"%s\n", <</tt><i>value</i><tt>>
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</tt>
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</pre>
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<p>Otherwise, if the specified variable is defined on the system, its value shall be written in the following format:</p>
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<pre>
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<tt>"%d\n", <</tt><i>value</i><tt>>
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</tt>
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</pre>
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<p>If the specified variable is valid, but is undefined on the system, <i>getconf</i> shall write using the following format:</p>
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<pre>
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<tt>"undefined\n"
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</tt>
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</pre>
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<p>If the variable name is invalid or an error occurs, nothing shall be written to standard output.</p>
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</blockquote>
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<h4><a name="tag_04_61_11"></a>STDERR</h4>
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<blockquote>
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<p>The standard error shall be used only for diagnostic messages.</p>
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</blockquote>
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<h4><a name="tag_04_61_12"></a>OUTPUT FILES</h4>
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<blockquote>
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<p>None.</p>
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</blockquote>
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<h4><a name="tag_04_61_13"></a>EXTENDED DESCRIPTION</h4>
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<blockquote>
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<p>None.</p>
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</blockquote>
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<h4><a name="tag_04_61_14"></a>EXIT STATUS</h4>
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<blockquote>
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<p>The following exit values shall be returned:</p>
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<dl compact>
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<dt> 0</dt>
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<dd>The specified variable is valid and information about its current state was written successfully.</dd>
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<dt>>0</dt>
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<dd>An error occurred.</dd>
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</dl>
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</blockquote>
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<h4><a name="tag_04_61_15"></a>CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS</h4>
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<blockquote>
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<p>Default.</p>
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</blockquote>
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<hr>
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<div class="box"><em>The following sections are informative.</em></div>
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<h4><a name="tag_04_61_16"></a>APPLICATION USAGE</h4>
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<blockquote>
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<p>None.</p>
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</blockquote>
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<h4><a name="tag_04_61_17"></a>EXAMPLES</h4>
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<blockquote>
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<p>The following example illustrates the value of {NGROUPS_MAX}:</p>
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<pre>
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<tt>getconf NGROUPS_MAX
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</tt>
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</pre>
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<p>The following example illustrates the value of {NAME_MAX} for a specific directory:</p>
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<pre>
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<tt>getconf NAME_MAX /usr
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</tt>
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</pre>
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<p>The following example shows how to deal more carefully with results that might be unspecified:</p>
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<pre>
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<tt>if value=$(getconf PATH_MAX /usr); then
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if [ "$value" = "undefined" ]; then
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echo PATH_MAX in /usr is infinite.
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else
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echo PATH_MAX in /usr is $value.
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fi
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else
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echo Error in getconf.
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fi
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</tt>
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</pre>
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<p>Note that:</p>
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<pre>
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<tt>sysconf(_SC_POSIX_C_BIND);
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</tt>
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</pre>
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<p>and:</p>
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<pre>
|
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<tt>system("getconf POSIX2_C_BIND");
|
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</tt>
|
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</pre>
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|
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<p>in a C program could give different answers. The <a href="../functions/sysconf.html"><i>sysconf</i>()</a> call supplies a value
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that corresponds to the conditions when the program was either compiled or executed, depending on the implementation; the <a href=
|
|
"../functions/system.html"><i>system</i>()</a> call to <i>getconf</i> always supplies a value corresponding to conditions when the
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|
program is executed.</p>
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</blockquote>
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<h4><a name="tag_04_61_18"></a>RATIONALE</h4>
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<blockquote>
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<p>The original need for this utility, and for the <a href="../functions/confstr.html"><i>confstr</i>()</a> function, was to
|
|
provide a way of finding the configuration-defined default value for the <i>PATH</i> environment variable. Since <i>PATH</i> can be
|
|
modified by the user to include directories that could contain utilities replacing the standard utilities, shell scripts need a way
|
|
to determine the system-supplied <i>PATH</i> environment variable value that contains the correct search path for the standard
|
|
utilities. It was later suggested that access to the other variables described in this volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001
|
|
could also be useful to applications.</p>
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|
|
|
<p>This functionality of <i>getconf</i> would not be adequately subsumed by another command such as:</p>
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|
|
|
<pre>
|
|
<tt>grep</tt> <i>var</i> <tt>/etc/conf
|
|
</tt>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<p>because such a strategy would provide correct values for neither those variables that can vary at runtime, nor those that can
|
|
vary depending on the path.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Early proposal versions of <i>getconf</i> specified exit status 1 when the specified variable was valid, but not defined on the
|
|
system. The output string <tt>"undefined"</tt> is now used to specify this case with exit code 0 because so many things depend on
|
|
an exit code of zero when an invoked utility is successful.</p>
|
|
</blockquote>
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|
|
<h4><a name="tag_04_61_19"></a>FUTURE DIRECTIONS</h4>
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|
<blockquote>
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|
<p>None.</p>
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|
</blockquote>
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|
<h4><a name="tag_04_61_20"></a>SEE ALSO</h4>
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|
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|
<blockquote>
|
|
<p><a href="c99.html"><i>c99</i></a> , the System Interfaces volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <a href=
|
|
"../functions/confstr.html"><i>confstr</i>()</a>, <a href="../functions/pathconf.html"><i>pathconf</i>()</a>, <a href=
|
|
"../functions/sysconf.html"><i>sysconf</i>()</a>, <a href="../functions/system.html"><i>system</i>()</a></p>
|
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</blockquote>
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|
|
|
<h4><a name="tag_04_61_21"></a>CHANGE HISTORY</h4>
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|
|
<blockquote>
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|
<p>First released in Issue 4.</p>
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</blockquote>
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|
|
|
<h4><a name="tag_04_61_22"></a>Issue 5</h4>
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|
|
<blockquote>
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|
<p>In the OPERANDS section:</p>
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|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>{NL_MAX} is changed to {NL_NMAX}.</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Entries beginning NL_ are deleted from the list of standard configuration variables.</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>The list of variables previously marked UX is merged with the list marked EX.</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Operands are added to support new Option Groups.</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Operands are added so that <i>getconf</i> can determine supported programming environments.</p>
|
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</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
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</blockquote>
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|
|
|
<h4><a name="tag_04_61_23"></a>Issue 6</h4>
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|
|
<blockquote>
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<p>The Open Group Corrigendum U029/4 is applied, correcting the example command in the last paragraph of the OPTIONS section.</p>
|
|
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|
<p>The following new requirements on POSIX implementations derive from alignment with the Single UNIX Specification:</p>
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|
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<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>Operands are added to determine supported programming environments.</p>
|
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>This reference page is updated for alignment with the ISO/IEC 9899:1999 standard. Specifically, new macros for <a href=
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"../utilities/c99.html"><i>c99</i></a> programming environments are introduced.</p>
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<p>XSI marked <i>system_var</i> (XBS5_*) values are marked LEGACY.</p>
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</blockquote>
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