bash-2.05$ ulimit -a core file size (blocks) unlimited data seg size (kbytes) unlimited file size (blocks) unlimited open files 256 pipe size (512 bytes) 10 stack size (kbytes) 8192 cpu time (seconds) unlimited max user processes 29995 virtual memory (kbytes) unlimited
Looks like I can open only 256 files. Anyway I can get around within perl without changing the actual limit on the operating system. Thanks Ravi ----- Original Message ---- From: John W. Krahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Perl Beginners <beginners@perl.org> Sent: Friday, December 1, 2006 10:16:58 PM Subject: Re: Limit of number of files that can be opened in perl Ravi Malghan wrote: > Hi: is there a limit on number of files that can be open within > perl. I am opening about 194 files and am seeing some weird > behaviour. When i write to the filehandles, I see it writes ok > to some files and not to the others. But I donot see any errors > either. Just that somefiles donot have what I am expecting. > > If there is a limit, how do I work around it? If you are on Unix/Linux: man ulimit John -- Perl isn't a toolbox, but a small machine shop where you can special-order certain sorts of tools at low cost and in short order. -- Larry Wall -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> ____________________________________________________________________________________ Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers.yahoo.com. Try it now. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
