From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de ([212.227.17.8]:62441 "EHLO moutng.kundenserver.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755077Ab1KNBsv (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:48:51 -0500 Message-ID: <4EC07381.6050608@bernhard-voelker.de> Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:48:49 +0100 From: Bernhard Voelker MIME-Version: 1.0 To: util-linux@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH 13/15] prlimit: enhance examples section of the man page Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: [PATCH 13/15] prlimit: enhance examples section of the man page Add various examples to the man page, e.g. demonstrating setting limits using short options, showing that the --pid option can be used in random positions, how to use the "-1" notation for the "unlimited" value, and that prlimit takes the values from the arguments last set. Signed-off-by: Bernhard Voelker --- sys-utils/prlimit.1 | 13 ++++++++++--- 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/sys-utils/prlimit.1 b/sys-utils/prlimit.1 index fa45aca..ece6c05 100644 --- a/sys-utils/prlimit.1 +++ b/sys-utils/prlimit.1 @@ -88,13 +88,20 @@ Timeout for real-time tasks. .SH EXAMPLES .IP "\fBprlimit \-\-pid 13134\fP" Display limit values for all current resources. -.IP "\fBprlimit \-\-pid 13134 \--rss --nofile=1024:4095\fP" +.IP "\fBprlimit \--rss \-\-pid 13134 --nofile=1024:4095\fP" Display the limits of the RSS and set the soft and hard limits for the amount of open files to 1024 and 4095, respectively. -.IP "\fBprlimit \-\-pid 13134 --nproc=512:\fP" +.IP "\fBprlimit \-\-pid 13134 -n512:\fP" Modify only the soft limit for the amount of processes. -.IP "\fBprlimit \-\-pid $$ --nproc=unlimited\fP" +.IP "\fBprlimit \-\-pid=$$ --nproc=unlimited\fP" Set the amount of processes for both soft and ceiling values to unlimited. +.IP "\fBprlimit \-p$$ -n-1:\fP" +Likewise, but only for the soft limit and using the "-1" notation. +.IP "\fBprlimit \-p$$ -n:1000 -n\fP" +Set the hard NPROC limit to 1000 and display its value. +.IP "\fBprlimit \-p$$ -n100:200 -n300 -n400: -n:500\fP" +Example to demonstrate that prlimit uses the values of the options last set. +Here it will set the soft NPROC limit to 400 and the hard limit to 500. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR prlimit (2),