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-.Dd April 9, 2016
+.Dd August 21, 2018
.Dt GETCONF 1 "Base Commands Manual"
.Os "Adélie Linux"
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.Sh NAME
.Nm getconf
.Nd get system configuration values
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl v Ar specification
.Ar system_var
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.Nm
.Op Fl v Ar specification
.Ar path_var
.Ar pathname
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
In the first form, the
.Nm
@@ -24,9 +20,9 @@ utility prints the value of the system variable specified by
on the currently running system, under the specification given for the
.Fl v
argument if specified.
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+.Pp
Valid system variables are one of the following:
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+.Pp
.Bl -bullet -offset indent -compact
.It
The variable name of a valid parameter to the
@@ -58,7 +54,7 @@ header as specified in
.St -p1003.1-2008 ,
excluding braces.
.El
-
+.Pp
In the second form, the
.Nm
utility prints the value of the path variable specified by
@@ -68,43 +64,33 @@ for the path specified by
on the currently running system, under the specification given for the
.Fl v
argument if specified.
-
+.Pp
Valid path variables are those accepted by the
.Xr fpathconf 3
function as specified in
.St -p1003.1-2008 ,
exluding braces.
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.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag
.It -v
Indicates the specification to use. Currently, this option is unsupported and
will be ignored.
.El
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.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
.Ex -std
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr confstr 3 ,
.Xr fpathconf 3 ,
.Xr sysconf 3 .
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.Sh STANDARDS
The eventual goal for the
.Nm
utility is full conformance to
.St -p1003.1 2013 Edition.
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.Sh AUTHORS
.An A. Wilcox
.Aq awilfox@adelielinux.org
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.Sh BUGS
The
.Fl v
argument is not currently handled correctly.
-.Pp
-.Ar path_var
-variables are not yet supported.