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getrlimit.2: Minor wording fix for RLIMIT_NICE
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@ -296,11 +296,12 @@ The actual ceiling for the nice value is calculated as
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The useful range for this limit is thus from 1
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The useful range for this limit is thus from 1
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(corresponding to a nice value of 19) to 40
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(corresponding to a nice value of 19) to 40
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(corresponding to a nice value of -20).
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(corresponding to a nice value of -20).
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(This strangeness occurs because negative numbers cannot be specified
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This unusual choice of range is was necessary
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because negative numbers cannot be specified
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as resource limit values, since they typically have special meanings.
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as resource limit values, since they typically have special meanings.
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For example,
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For example,
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.B RLIM_INFINITY
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.B RLIM_INFINITY
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typically is the same as \-1.)
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typically is the same as \-1.
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.TP
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.TP
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.B RLIMIT_NOFILE
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.B RLIMIT_NOFILE
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Specifies a value one greater than the maximum file descriptor number
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Specifies a value one greater than the maximum file descriptor number
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