NAME

       prlimit - get and set process resource limits

SYNOPSIS

       prlimit [options] [--resource[=limits]] [--pid PID]

       prlimit [options] [--resource[=limits]] command [argument...]

DESCRIPTION

       Given a process ID and one or more resources, prlimit tries to retrieve and/or modify the
       limits.

       When command is given, prlimit will run this command with the given arguments.

       The limits parameter is composed of a soft and a hard value, separated by a colon (:), in
       order to modify the existing values. If no limits are given, prlimit will display the
       current values. If one of the values is not given, then the existing one will be used. To
       specify the unlimited or infinity limit (RLIM_INFINITY), the -1 or 'unlimited' string can
       be passed.

       Because of the nature of limits, the soft limit must be lower or equal to the high limit
       (also called the ceiling). To see all available resource limits, refer to the RESOURCE
       OPTIONS section.

       •   soft:hard Specify both limits.

       •   soft: Specify only the soft limit.

       •   :hard Specify only the hard limit.

       •   value Specify both limits to the same value.

GENERAL OPTIONS

       --noheadings
           Do not print a header line.

       -o, --output list
           Define the output columns to use. If no output arrangement is specified, then a
           default set is used. Use --help to get a list of all supported columns.

       -p, --pid
           Specify the process id; if none is given, the running process will be used.

       --raw
           Use the raw output format.

       --verbose
           Verbose mode.

       -h, --help
           Display help text and exit.

       -V, --version
           Print version and exit.

RESOURCE OPTIONS

       -c, --core[=limits]
           Maximum size of a core file.

       -d, --data[=limits]
           Maximum data size.

       -e, --nice[=limits]
           Maximum nice priority allowed to raise.

       -f, --fsize[=limits]
           Maximum file size.

       -i, --sigpending[=limits]
           Maximum number of pending signals.

       -l, --memlock[=limits]
           Maximum locked-in-memory address space.

       -m, --rss[=limits]
           Maximum Resident Set Size (RSS).

       -n, --nofile[=limits]
           Maximum number of open files.

       -q, --msgqueue[=limits]
           Maximum number of bytes in POSIX message queues.

       -r, --rtprio[=limits]
           Maximum real-time priority.

       -s, --stack[=limits]
           Maximum size of the stack.

       -t, --cpu[=limits]
           CPU time, in seconds.

       -u, --nproc[=limits]
           Maximum number of processes.

       -v, --as[=limits]
           Address space limit.

       -x, --locks[=limits]
           Maximum number of file locks held.

       -y, --rttime[=limits]
           Timeout for real-time tasks.

NOTES

       The prlimit(2) system call is supported since Linux 2.6.36, older kernels will break this
       program.

EXAMPLES

       prlimit --pid 13134
           Display limit values for all current resources.

       prlimit --pid 13134 --rss --nofile=1024:4095
           Display the limits of the RSS, and set the soft and hard limits for the number of open
           files to 1024 and 4095, respectively.

       prlimit --pid 13134 --nproc=512:
           Modify only the soft limit for the number of processes.

       prlimit --pid $$ --nproc=unlimited
           Set for the current process both the soft and ceiling values for the number of
           processes to unlimited.

       prlimit --cpu=10 sort -u hugefile
           Set both the soft and hard CPU time limit to ten seconds and run sort(1).

AUTHORS

       Davidlohr Bueso <dave@gnu.org> - In memory of Dennis M. Ritchie.

SEE ALSO

       ulimit(1p), prlimit(2)

REPORTING BUGS

       For bug reports, use the issue tracker at https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues.

AVAILABILITY

       The prlimit command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from Linux
       Kernel Archive <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.