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.Dd June 24, 1994
.Dt GETCONF 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm getconf
.Nd get configuration values
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm getconf
.Ar name
.Op Ar pathname
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm getconf
utility writes the current value of a configurable system limit or 
option variable to the standard output.
.Pp
The
.Ar name
argument specifies the system variable to be queried .
The 
.Ar pathname 
argument must be supplied for system variables associated with a
pathname.
.Sh RETURN VALUE
The
.Nm getconf 
utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr pathconf 2 ,
.Xr confstr 3 ,
.Xr sysconf 3
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm getconf
utility conforms to
.St -p1003.2-92 .