---
name: "Posix.setRLimit"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Posix.setRLimit"
---

# Posix.setRLimit(3kaya)

Set a resource limit.

## NAME

Posix::setRLimit - Set a resource limit.

## SYNOPSIS

**Void setRLimit(** *Resource res, Int soft, Int hard=-1* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**res** The resource limit to set

**soft** The soft limit to set (-1 for unlimited)

**hard** The hard limit to set (-1 for unlimited). This parameter may be omitted and defaults to -1.

## DESCRIPTION

Set the hard and soft limits for the specified resource.

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**Posix.Resource (3kaya)**