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.TH LIMITS.H 3HEAD "Apr 8, 2004"
.SH NAME
limits.h, limits \- implementation-defined constants
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fB#include <limits.h>\fR
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The <\fBlimits.h\fR> header defines various symbolic names. Different
categories of names are described below.
.sp
.LP
The names represent various limits on resources that the implementation imposes
on applications. Symbolic constant names beginning with _POSIX can be found in
\fBunistd.h\fR(3HEAD).
.sp
.LP
Applications should not assume any particular value for a limit. An application
wishing to avail itself of the full amount of a resource available on an
implementation can make use of the value given in limits.h on that particular
implementation by using the symbolic names listed below. Many of the listed
limits are not invariant, and at runtime, the value of the limit might differ
from those given in this header, for the following reasons:
.RS +4
.TP
.ie t \(bu
.el o
The limit is pathname-dependent.
.RE
.RS +4
.TP
.ie t \(bu
.el o
The limit differs between the compile and runtime machines.
.RE
.sp
.LP
For these reasons, an application can use the \fBfpathconf\fR(2),
\fBpathconf\fR(2), and \fBsysconf\fR(3C) functions to determine the actual
value of a limit at runtime.
.SS "Runtime Invariant Values (Possibly Indeterminate)"
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBAIO_LISTIO_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of I/O operations in a single list I/O call supported by the
implementation.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBAIO_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of outstanding asynchronous I/O operations supported by the
implementation.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBAIO_PRIO_DELTA_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The maximum amount by which a process can decrease its asynchronous I/O
priority level from its own scheduling priority.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBARG_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum length of argument to the \fBexec\fR(2) functions including environment
data.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBATEXIT_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of functions that can be registered with \fBatexit\fR(3C).
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBCHILD_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of simultaneous processes per real user ID.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBCLK_TCK\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Number of clock ticks per second returned by the \fBtimes\fR(2) function.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBDELAYTIMER_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of timer expiration overruns.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBHOST_NAME_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum length of a host name (not including the terminating null) as returned
from the \fBgethostname\fR(3C) function.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBIOV_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of \fBiovec\fR structures that one process has available for use
with \fBread\fR(2) or \fBwrite\fR(2).
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBLOGIN_NAME_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum length of a login name.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBMQ_OPEN_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The maximum number of open message queue descriptors a process is allowed to
hold.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBLOGIN_NAME_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum length of a login name.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBMQ_OPEN_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The maximum number of open message queue descriptors a process is allowed to
hold.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBMQ_PRIO_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The maximum number of message priorities supported by the implementation.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBOPEN_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of files that one process can have open at any one time.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBPAGESIZE\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Size in bytes of a page.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBPAGE_SIZE\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Equivalent to \fBPAGESIZE\fR. If either \fBPAGESIZE\fR or \fBPAGE_SIZE\fR is
defined, the other is defined with the same value.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBPASS_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The maximum number of significant bytes in a password, not including the
terminating null.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBPTHREAD_DESTRUCTOR_ITERATIONS\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of attempts made to destroy a thread's thread-specific data
values on thread exit.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBPTHREAD_KEYS_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of data keys that can be created by a process.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBPTHREAD_STACK_MIN\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Minimum size in bytes of thread stack storage.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBPTHREAD_THREADS_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of threads that can be created per process.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBRE_DUP_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The number of repeated occurrences of a BRE permitted by the \fBregexec\fR(3C)
and \fBregcomp\fR(3C) functions when using the interval notation
{\e(\fIm\fR,\fIn\fR\e}.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBRTSIG_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of realtime signals reserved for application use in this
implementation.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBSEM_NSEMS_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of semaphores that a process can have.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBSEM_VALUE_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The maximum value a semaphore can have.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBSIGQUEUE_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of queued signals that a process can send and have pending at
the receiver(s) at any time.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBSS_REPL_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The maximum number of replenishment operations that may be simultaneously
pending for a particular sporadic server scheduler.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBSTREAM_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The number of streams that one process can have open at one time. If defined,
it has the same value as \fBFOPEN_MAX\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBSYMLOOP_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of symbolic links that can be reliably traversed in the
resolution of a pathname in the absence of a loop.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBTIMER_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of timers per process supported by the implementation.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBTRACE_EVENT_NAME_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum length of the trace event name.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBTRACE_NAME_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum length of the trace generation version string or of the trace stream
name.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBTRACE_SYS_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of trace streams that may simultaneously exist in the system.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBTRACE_USER_EVENT_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of user trace event type identifiers that may simultaneously
exist in a traced process, including the predefined user trace event
\fBPOSIX_TRACE_UNNAMED_USER_EVENT\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBTTY_NAME_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum length of terminal device name.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBTZNAME_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of bytes supported for the name of a timezone (not of the TZ
variable).
.RE

.SS "Pathname Variable Values"
.sp
.LP
The values in the following list can be constants within an implementation or
can vary from one pathname to another. For example, file systems or directories
can have different characteristics. The value supported for a specific pathname
is provided by the \fBpathconf\fR(2) function.
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBFILESIZEBITS\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 28n
Minimum number of bits needed to represent, as a signed integer value, the
maximum size of a regular file allowed in the specified directory.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBLINK_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 28n
Maximum number of links to a single file.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBMAX_CANON\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 28n
Maximum number of bytes in a terminal canonical input line.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBMAX_INPUT\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 28n
Minimum number of bytes for which space is available in a terminal input queue;
therefore, the maximum number of bytes a conforming application may require to
be typed as input before reading them.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBNAME_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 28n
Maximum number of bytes in a filename (not including terminating null).
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBPATH_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 28n
Maximum number of bytes in a pathname, including the terminating null
character.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBPIPE_BUF\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 28n
Maximum number of bytes that is guaranteed to be atomic when writing to a pipe.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBPOSIX_ALLOC_SIZE_MIN\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 28n
Minimum number of bytes of storage actually allocated for any portion of a
file.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBPOSIX_REC_INCR_XFER_SIZE\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 28n
Recommended increment for file transfer sizes between the
\fBPOSIX_REC_MIN_XFER_SIZE\fR and \fBPOSIX_REC_MAX_XFER_SIZE\fR values.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBPOSIX_REC_MAX_XFER_SIZE\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 28n
Maximum recommended file transfer size.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBPOSIX_REC_MIN_XFER_SIZE\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 28n
Minimum recommended file transfer size.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBPOSIX_REC_XFER_ALIGN\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 28n
Recommended file transfer buffer alignment.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBSYMLINK_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 28n
Maximum number of bytes in a symbolic link.
.RE

.SS "Runtime Increasable Values"
.sp
.LP
The magnitude limitations in the following list are fixed by specific
implementations. An application should assume that the value supplied by
<\fBlimits.h\fR> in a specific implementation is the minimum that pertains
whenever the application is run under that implementation. A specific instance
of a specific implementation can increase the value relative to that supplied
by <\fBlimits.h\fR> for that implementation. The actual value supported by a
specific instance is provided by the \fBsysconf\fR(3C) function.
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBBC_BASE_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Maximum obase values allowed by the \fBbc\fR(1) utility.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBBC_DIM_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Maximum number of elements permitted in an array by the \fBbc\fR utility.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBBC_SCALE_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Maximum scale value allowed by the \fBbc\fR utility.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBBC_STRING_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Maximum length of a string constant accepted by the \fBbc\fR utility.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBCHARCLASS_NAME_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Maximum number of bytes in a character class name.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBCOLL_WEIGHTS_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Maximum number of weights that can be assigned to an entry of the
\fBLC_COLLATE\fR order keyword in the locale definition file.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBEXPR_NEST_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Maximum number of expressions that can be nested within parentheses by the
\fBexpr\fR(1) utility.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBEXPR_NEST_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Maximum number of expressions that can be nested within parentheses by the
\fBexpr\fR utility.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBLINE_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Unless otherwise noted, the maximum length, in bytes, of a utility's input line
(either standard input or another file), when the utility is described as
processing text files. The length includes room for the trailing <newline>.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBNGROUPS_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Maximum number of simultaneous supplementary group IDs per process.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBRE_DUP_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Maximum number of repeated occurrences of a regular expression permitted when
using the interval notation \e{\fIm\fR,\fIn\fR\e}.
.RE

.SS "Maximum Values"
.sp
.LP
The symbolic constants in the following list are symbolic names for the most
restrictive value for certain features on an implementation supporting the
POSIX Timers option.
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_CLOCKRES_MIN\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 23n
The resolution of the \fBCLOCK_REALTIME\fR clock, in nanoseconds.
.RE

.SS "Minimum Values"
.sp
.LP
The symbolic constants in the following list are symbolic names for the most
restrictive value for certain features on an implementation conforming to
various POSIX and Single Unix Specification requirements. See
\fBstandards\fR(7).
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_AIO_LISTIO_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The number of I/O operations that can be specified in a list I/O call.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_AIO_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The number of outstanding asynchronous I/O operations.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_ARG_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum length of argument to the \fBexec\fR(2) functions including environment
data.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_CHILD_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of simultaneous processes per real user ID.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_DELAYTIMER_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The number of timer expiration overruns.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_HOST_NAME_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum length of a host name (not including the terminating null) as returned
from the \fBgethostname\fR(3C) function.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_LINK_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of links to a single file.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_LOGIN_NAME_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The size of the storage required for a login name, in bytes, including the
terminating null.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_MAX_CANON\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of bytes in a terminal canonical input queue.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_MAX_INPUT\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of bytes allowed in a terminal input queue.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_MQ_OPEN_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The number of message queues that can be open for a single process.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_MQ_PRIO_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The maximum number of message priorities supported by the implementation.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_NAME_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of bytes in a filename (not including terminating null).
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_NGROUPS_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of simultaneous supplementary group IDs per process.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_OPEN_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of files that one process can have open at any one time.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_PATH_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of bytes in a pathname.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_PIPE_BUF\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of bytes that is guaranteed to be atomic when writing to a pipe.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_RE_DUP_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The number of repeated occurrences of a BRE permitted by the \fBregexec()\fR
and \fBregcomp()\fR functions when using the interval notation
{\e(\fIm\fR,\fIn\fR\e}
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_RTSIG_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The number of realtime signal numbers reserved for application use.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_SEM_NSEMS_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The number of semaphores that a process can have.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_SEM_VALUE_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The maximum value a semaphore can have.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_SIGQUEUE_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The number of queued signals that a process can send and have pending at the
receiver(s) at any time.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_SSIZE_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The value that can be stored in an object of type \fBssize_t\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_STREAM_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The number of streams that one process can have open at one time.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_SS_REPL_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The number of replenishment operations that can be simultaneously pending for a
particular sporadic server scheduler.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_SYMLINK_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The number of bytes in a symbolic link.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_SYMLOOP_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The number of symbolic links that can be traversed in the resolution of a
pathname in the absence of a loop.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_THREAD_DESTRUCTOR_ITERATIONS\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The number of attempts made to destroy a thread's thread-specific data values
on thread exit.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_THREAD_KEYS_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The number of data keys per process.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_THREAD_THREADS_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The number of threads per process.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_TIMER_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The per-process number of timers.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_TRACE_EVENT_NAME_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The length in bytes of a trace event name.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_TRACE_NAME_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The length in bytes of a trace generation version string or a trace stream
name.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_TRACE_SYS_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The number of trace streams that can simultaneously exist in the system.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_TRACE_USER_EVENT_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The number of user trace event type identifiers that may simultaneously exist
in a traced process, including the predefined user trace event
\fBPOSIX_TRACE_UNNAMED_USER_EVENT\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_TTY_NAME_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
The size of the storage required for a terminal device name, in bytes,
including the terminating null.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX_TZNAME_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of bytes supported for the name of a timezone (not of the TZ
variable).
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX2_BC_BASE_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum obase values allowed by the \fBbc\fR utility.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX2_BC_DIM_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of elements permitted in an array by the \fBbc\fR utility.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX2_BC_SCALE_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum scale value allowed by the \fBbc\fR utility.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX2_BC_STRING_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum length of a string constant accepted by the \fBbc\fR utility.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX2_CHARCLASS_NAME_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of bytes in a character class name.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX2_COLL_WEIGHTS_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of weights that can be assigned to an entry of the
\fBLC_COLLATE\fR order keyword in the locale definition file.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX2_EXPR_NEST_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of expressions that can be nested within parentheses by the
\fBexpr\fR utility.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX2_LINE_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Unless otherwise noted, the maximum length, in bytes, of a utility's input line
(either standard input or another file), when the utility is described as
processing text files. The length includes room for the trailing <newline>.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_POSIX2_RE_DUP_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of repeated occurrences of a regular expression permitted when
using the interval notation \e{\fIm\fR,\fIn\fR\e}.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_XOPEN_IOV_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of \fBiovec\fR structures that one process has available for use
with \fBread\fR(2) or \fBwrite\fR(2).
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_XOPEN_NAME_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of bytes in a filename (not including the terminating null).
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB_XOPEN_PATH_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Maximum number of bytes in a pathname.
.RE

.SS "Numerical Limits"
.sp
.LP
The values in the following lists shall be defined in <\fBlimits.h\fR> and are
constant expressions suitable for use in \fB#if\fR preprocessing directives.
Moreover, except for \fBCHAR_BIT\fR, \fBDBL_DIG\fR, \fBDBL_MAX\fR,
\fBFLT_DIG\fR, \fBFLT_MAX\fR, \fBLONG_BIT\fR, \fBWORD_BIT\fR, and
\fBMB_LEN_MAX\fR, the symbolic names are defined as expressions of the correct
type.
.sp
.LP
If the value of an object of type \fBchar\fR is treated as a signed integer
when used in an expression, the value of \fBCHAR_MIN\fR is the same as that of
\fBSCHAR_MIN\fR and the value of \fBCHAR_MAX\fR is the same as that of
\fBSCHAR_MAX\fR. Otherwise, the value of \fBCHAR_MIN\fR is 0 and the value of
\fBCHAR_MAX\fR is the same as that of \fBUCHAR_MAX\fR.
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBCHAR_BIT\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Number of bits in a type \fBchar\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBCHAR_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Maximum value of type \fBchar\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBCHAR_MIN\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Minimum value of type \fBchar\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBDBL_DIG\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Digits of precision of type \fBdouble\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBDBL_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Maximum decimal value of a \fBdouble\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBDBL_MIN\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Minimum decimal value of a \fBdouble\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBFLT_DIG\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Digits of precision of type \fBfloat\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBFLT_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Maximum decimal value of a \fBfloat\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBFLT_MIN\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Minimum decimal value of a \fBfloat\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBINT_MIN\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Minimum value of type \fBint\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBINT_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Maximum value of an \fBint\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBLLONG_MIN\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Minimum value of type \fBlong long\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBLLONG_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Maximum value of type \fBlong long\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBLONG_BIT\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Number of bits in a \fBlong\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBLONG_MIN\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Minimum value of type \fBlong\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBLONG_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Maximum value of a \fBlong\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBMB_LEN_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Maximum number of bytes in a character, for any supported locale.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBSCHAR_MIN\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Minimum value of type \fBsigned char\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBSCHAR_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Maximum value of type \fBsigned char\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBSHRT_MIN\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Minimum value of type \fBshort\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBSHRT_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Maximum value of type \fBshort\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBSSIZE_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Maximum value of an object of type \fBssize_t\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBTMP_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Minimum number of unique filename generated by \fBtmpnam\fR(3C). Maximum number
of times an application can call \fBtmpnam()\fR reliably.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBUCHAR_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Maximum value of type \fBunsigned char\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBUINT_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Maximum value of type \fBunsigned\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBULLONG_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Maximum value of type unsigned \fBlong long\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBULONG_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Maximum value of type \fBunsigned long\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBUSHRT_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Maximum value for a type \fBunsigned short\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBWORD_BIT\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Number of bits in a word or type \fBint\fR.
.RE

.SS "Other Invariant Values"
.sp
.LP
The following constants are defined in <\fBlimits.h\fR>.
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBCHARCLASS_NAME_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Maximum number of bytes in a character class name.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBLOGNAME_MAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
The maximum number of bytes supported in a user's login name.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBNL_ARGMAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Maximum value of digit in calls to the \fBprintf\fR(3C) and \fBscanf\fR(3C)
functions.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBNL_LANGMAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Maximum number of bytes in a \fBLANG\fR name.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBNL_MSGMAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Maximum message number.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBNL_NMAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Maximum number of bytes in an N-to-1 collation mapping.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBNL_SETMAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Maximum set number.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBNL_TEXTMAX\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Maximum number of bytes in a message string.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBNZERO\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Default process priority.
.RE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR fpathconf (2),
.BR pathconf (2),
.BR sysconf (3C),
.BR standards (7)