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getconf(1)


NAME

   getconf - Query system configuration variables

SYNOPSIS

   getconf -a

   getconf [-v specification] system_var

   getconf [-v specification] path_var pathname

DESCRIPTION

   -a

           Displays all configuration variables for the current system
           and their values.

   -v

           Indicate the specification and version for which to obtain
           configuration variables.

   system_var

           A system configuration variable, as defined by sysconf(3) or
           confstr(3).

   path_var

           A system configuration variable as defined by pathconf(3). This
           must be used with a pathname.

AUTHOR

   getconf was written by Roland McGrath for the GNU C Library

   This man page was written by Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org> for the
   Debian GNU/Linux system.

SEE ALSO

   sysconf(3), pathconf(3), confstr(3)



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