理解Linux中文件句柄数量限制file description

• 问题描述

  程序中需要打开很多文件句柄，Linux有没有数量限制呢？

  In Linux, you can change the maximum amount of open files.

• Find Linux Open File Limit

  The value is stored in :

  $ cat /proc/sys/fs/file-max
  

• Check Hard/Soft Limit in Linux

  $ ulimit -Hn
  $ ulimit -Sn
  

• Check System wide File Descriptors Limits in Linux

• Global limits

  sysctl is used to configure kernel parameters at runtime

  # To increase open file limit to 500000, the change remain active until the next reboot
  $ sysctl -w fs.file-max=500000
  # apply them permanently
  $ vi /etc/sysctl.conf
  # add the following line 
  fs.file-max=500000
  # Users will need to logout and login again for the changes to take effect, if you want to apply the limit immediately, you can use:
  $ sysctl -p
  

• User limits

  $ vi /etc/security/limits.conf
  # <domain>    <type>  <item>  <value>
  # example
  marin    hard nofile 4096
  marin    soft nofile 1024
  

• References

1. How to Increase Number of Open Files Limit in Linux