GETDTABLESIZE(2) UNIX Programmer's Manual GETDTABLESIZE(2) NAME getdtablesize - get descriptor table size SYNOPSIS nfds = getdtablesize() int nfds; DESCRIPTION Each process has a fixed size descriptor table, which is guaranteed to have at least 20 slots. The entries in the descriptor table are numbered with small integers starting at 0. The call _g_e_t_d_t_a_b_l_e_s_i_z_e returns the size of this table. SEE ALSO close(2), dup(2), open(2), select(2) Printed 11/26/99 June 28, 1985 1