Re: pid ranges (Was: (bash) How (really!) does the "current job" get determined?)

On 2024-10-07 at 04:58 Janis Papanagnou wrote:

On Linux, check out: /proc/sys/kernel/pid_max
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As I read the various posts on the subject, 15 bit is still the limit on 32
bit systems, 22 bit on 64 bit systems.  But, of course, YMMV.

 
Hmm.. - my [a bit rusty] 64 bit Linux displays 32768 (15 bit).

32768 is just kernel's default, it can be changed using sysctl
or by writing directly to the file mentioned above.