Sysctl

Internal

• Linux
• Mac

Overview

Gets/sets the kernel state.

Displays all available and "opaque" values.

sysctl -A

Attributes

hw.memsize

Physical memory size available on the system (in bytes).

kernel.pid_max

Represents the maximum number of processes allowed on the system.

/etc/sysctl.conf

Contains the kernel configuration. It is read by sysctl.