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.Dd August 9, 2011
.Dt GETCONF 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm getconf
.Nd get configuration values
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Ar system_var
.Nm
.Fl a
.Nm
.Ar path_var
.Ar pathname
.Nm
.Fl a
.Ar pathname
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility writes the current value of a configurable system limit or
option variable to the standard output.
.Pp
The
.Ar system_var
argument specifies the system variable to be queried.
The names of the system variables are from
.Xr sysconf 3
with the leading
.Dq Li _SC_
removed.
.Pp
The
.Ar path_var
argument specifies the pathname variable to be queried for the specified
.Ar pathname
argument.
The names of the pathname variables are from
.Xr pathconf 2
with the leading
.Dq Li _PC_
removed.
.Pp
When invoked with the option
.Fl a ,
.Nm
writes a list of all applicable variables and their values to the
standard output, in the format
.Do
.Va name
=
.Va value
.Dc .
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Ex -std
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr pathconf 2 ,
.Xr confstr 3 ,
.Xr limits 3 ,
.Xr sysconf 3
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm
utility conforms to
.St -p1003.2-92 .