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From: jfh@killer.UUCP (John Haugh)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Max # of processes.
Message-ID: <1135@killer.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 14-Jul-87 19:08:05 EDT
Article-I.D.: killer.1135
Posted: Tue Jul 14 19:08:05 1987
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References: <845@zyx.UUCP> <5740011@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Organization: The Unix(tm) Connection, Dallas, Texas
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Summary: Try using crash(1)

In article <5740011@hpfcdc.HP.COM>, rml@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Bob Lenk) writes:
> > How can the maximum number of processes in a Unix system be determined?
> 
> Unfortunately there is currently no portable way to do this.
> 
i don't know.  most of the newer unix systems come with crash(1) and generally
it works.  now, if crash is broken, then what you say is true ...

- john

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