softlimit(8)                                         softlimit(8)


NAME
       softlimit - runs another program with new resource limits.

SYNOPSIS
       softlimit [ opts ] child

DESCRIPTION
       opts is a series of getopt-style options.  child  consists
       of one or more arguments.

       softlimit  sets soft resource limits as specified by opts.
       It then runs child.

OPTIONS
       In each of the following opts, n may be =, indicating that
       the soft limit should be set equal to the hard limit.

       opts controlling memory use:


       -m n   Same as -d n -s n -l n -a n.

       -d n   Limit the data segment per process to n bytes.

       -s n   Limit the stack segment per process to n bytes.

       -l n   Limit  the  locked  physical pages per process to n
              bytes. This option has no effect on some  operating
              systems.

       -a n   Limit  the  total  of all segments per process to n
              bytes. This option has no effect on some  operating
              systems.

       -o n   Limit  the number of open file descriptors per pro-
              cess to n.  This option has no effect on some oper-
              ating systems.

       -p n   Limit the number of processes per uid to n.

       opts controlling file sizes:

       -f n   Limit output file sizes to n bytes.

       -c n   Limit core file sizes to n bytes.

       Efficiency opts:

       -r n   Limit  the resident set size to n bytes. This limit
              is not enforced unless physical memory is full.

       -t n   Limit the CPU time to n seconds. This limit is  not
              enforced except that the process receives a SIGXCPU
              signal after n seconds.



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softlimit(8)                                         softlimit(8)


SEE ALSO
       supervise(8), svc(8), svok(8),  svstat(8),  svscanboot(8),
       svscan(8),  readproctitle(8), fghack(8), pgrphack(8), mul-
       tilog(8),   tai64n(8),    tai64nlocal(8),    setuidgid(8),
       envuidgid(8), envdir(8), setlock(8)

       http://cr.yp.to/daemontools.html


















































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