.TH GETDTABLESIZE 3 "December 4, 2009" .UC 4 .SH NAME getdtablesize \- query maximum number of open files .SH SYNOPSIS .nf .ft B #include int getdtablesize(void); .fi .SH DESCRIPTION getdtablesize returns the number of files that may be open at the same time in a process. .SH "RETURN VALUE The number of files that may be open at the same time in a process is returned.