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Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 14:23:51 -0500
From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
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Cc: Walker Pendleton <wtp@stgiles-moraga.org>
Subject: Re: File Descriptors
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Walker Pendleton wrote:
> Is there any way to see how many entries are being used in the file
> descriptor table?
> 
> In other words, I want to know how many files are open on my system.

sysctl kern.openfiles

sysctl -a will provide you with a vast amount of information about the state 
of the system...

-Chuck


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