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prlimit: Run a command with a custom number of open files limit.
$ prlimit --nofile=${10} ${command}
try on your machine

The command "prlimit" is used to set resource limits for a specified process, and it is commonly used in Unix-based systems.

In this specific command, "--nofile=${10}" is an option that specifies the resource limit for the number of open file descriptors (or open files) for a process.

The "${10}" part indicates that the value of the number of open file descriptors for the process is taken from the 10th argument passed to the command.

"${command}" is a placeholder for the actual command or program for which the resource limit is being set. This allows you to specify any desired command or program, and the resource limit will be applied to that specific process.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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