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+.Dd April 24, 2013
+.Dt GETDTABLESIZE 2
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm getdtablesize
+.Nd get file descriptor limit
+.Sh LIBRARY
+.Lb libc
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In unistd.h
+.Ft int
+.Fn getdtablesize void
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn getdtablesize
+system call returns the maximum number of file descriptors
+that the current process may open.
+The maximum file descriptor number that the system may assign
+is the return value minus one.
+Existing file descriptor numbers may be higher
+if the limit was lowered after they were opened.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr close 2 ,
+.Xr closefrom 2 ,
+.Xr dup 2 ,
+.Xr getrlimit 2 ,
+.Xr sysconf 3
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Fn getdtablesize
+system call appeared in
+.Bx 4.2 .