On Thu, Oct 22, 1998 at 05:55:41PM -0700, C Kane wrote:
> If there is a limit on the number of open files
> per process, what is it by default and how is it
> changed?

Yes, 64 (at least on my systems), depends on the shell.  In (t)csh,
you use the limit command:

#limit
cputime         unlimited
filesize        unlimited
datasize        65536 kbytes
stacksize       2048 kbytes
coredumpsize    0 kbytes
memoryuse       58180 kbytes
descriptors     64 
memorylocked    19393 kbytes
maxproc         200 
#limit descriptors 250
#limit
cputime         unlimited
filesize        unlimited
datasize        65536 kbytes
stacksize       2048 kbytes
coredumpsize    0 kbytes
memoryuse       58180 kbytes
descriptors     250 
memorylocked    19393 kbytes
maxproc         200 

  -jm