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getrlimit.2: refer to execve(2) for RLIMIT_STACK's effect on ARG_MAX 

Refer the reader to new text in execve(2) that describes how
(since Linux 2.6.23) RLIMIT_STACK determines the value of ARG_MAX.

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@ -355,6 +355,11 @@ Upon reaching this limit, a
signal is generated.
To handle this signal, a process must employ an alternate signal stack
.RB ( sigaltstack (2)).
Since Linux 2.6.23,
this limit also determines the amount of space used for the process's
command-line arguments and environment variables; for details, see
.BR execve (2).
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
On success, zero is returned.
On error, \-1 is returned, and