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                 |  | UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4336- January 24, 2025
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 : Today's Tip Unix Tip #4336- January 24, 2025
 
 
LIMIT THE SIZE OF DATA AREA 
You can limit the size of "data area"
 using ulimit and limit.
 
 
 Under sh or ksh:
 $ ulimit -d SIZE_IN_KB
 
 Displays all current resource limits
 $ ulimit -a
 
 
 under csh or tcsh:
 $ limit datasize SIZE_IN_KB
 
 Displays all current resource limits
 $ limit
 
 
 For example:
 $ ulimit -d 141073
 $ ulimit -a
 
 
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