Linux prlimit Command

In this tutorial we learn how to use prlimit commmand in Linux. prlimit command is prlimit - get and set process resource limits

What is Linux prlimit Command?

In this tutorial we learn how to use prlimit command in Linux. prlimit command is prlimit - get and set process resource limits

prlimit Syntax

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

prlimit Examples

prlimit Command Manual / Help

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of prlimit command.

prlimit command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for prlimit command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man prlimit

To open info page for prlimit command we can use command below.

info prlimit

To open help page from prlimit command we can run command below.

prlimit --help

Linux prlimit Command Source Code

You can find prlimit command source code from the folowing repositories:

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to use prlimit in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.