Here are the names for the POSIX minimum upper bounds for some of the
above parameters. The significance of these values is that you can
safely push to these limits without checking whether the particular
system you are using can go that far. In most cases GNU systems do not
have these strict limitations. The actual limit should be requested if
necessary.
_POSIX_LINK_MAX
The most restrictive limit permitted by POSIX for the maximum value of a
file's link count. The value of this constant is 8; thus, you
can always make up to eight names for a file without running into a
system limit.
_POSIX_MAX_CANON
The most restrictive limit permitted by POSIX for the maximum number of
bytes in a canonical input line from a terminal device. The value of
this constant is 255.
_POSIX_MAX_INPUT
The most restrictive limit permitted by POSIX for the maximum number of
bytes in a terminal device input queue (or typeahead buffer).
See Input Modes. The value of this constant is 255.
_POSIX_NAME_MAX
The most restrictive limit permitted by POSIX for the maximum number of
bytes in a file name component. The value of this constant is
14.
_POSIX_PATH_MAX
The most restrictive limit permitted by POSIX for the maximum number of
bytes in a file name. The value of this constant is 256.
_POSIX_PIPE_BUF
The most restrictive limit permitted by POSIX for the maximum number of
bytes that can be written atomically to a pipe. The value of this
constant is 512.
SYMLINK_MAX
Maximum number of bytes in a symbolic link.
POSIX_REC_INCR_XFER_SIZE
Recommended increment for file transfer sizes between the
POSIX_REC_MIN_XFER_SIZE and POSIX_REC_MAX_XFER_SIZE
values.
POSIX_REC_MAX_XFER_SIZE
Maximum recommended file transfer size.
POSIX_REC_MIN_XFER_SIZE
Minimum recommended file transfer size.
POSIX_REC_XFER_ALIGN
Recommended file transfer buffer alignment.
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