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ulimit: Get soft limit for the number of simultaneously opened files.

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$ ulimit -S -n

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The "ulimit" command is used to set and retrieve resource limits for processes in Unix-like systems.

In this specific command "ulimit -S -n", the options used are as follows:

"-S": This option sets the limits in a "soft" or advisory way. This means that it allows the user to increase the limit up to the hard limit, but not beyond it. The hard limit is set by the system administrator and cannot be exceeded.
"-n": This option specifies the resource limit to be set. In this case, it refers to the maximum number of open file descriptors that a process can have. File descriptors are unique identifiers used by the operating system to access files, sockets, pipes, and other I/O resources.

By executing "ulimit -S -n", you are retrieving the current soft limit for the number of open file descriptors in your current shell session.

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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