.Dd 2015-10-08 .Dt GETCONF 1 .Os sbase .Sh NAME .Nm getconf .Nd get configuration values .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl v Ar spec .Ar var .Ar [path] .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm writes the value of the variable .Ar var to stdout. .sp If .Ar path is given, .Ar var is matched against configuration values from .Xr pathconf 3 . If .Ar path is not given, .Ar var is matched against configuration values from .Xr sysconf 3 , .Xr confstr 3 and limits.h (Minimum and Maximum). .sp If .Ar var is not defined or has not been found, .Nm writes "undefined" to stdout. .Sh OPTIONS .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl v Ar spec Ignored. .El .Sh EXIT STATUS .Bl -tag -width Ds .It 0 .Ar var was matched and its value written successfully. .It 1 An error occured or .Ar var was neither defined nor found. .El .Sh STANDARDS The .Nm utility is compliant with the .St -p1003.1-2013 specification except from the .Op Fl v flag.