getconf variables that I find useful

getconf_vars.txt

# Note: These are on my system. Values will vary on your system.

# Bits occupied by primitive types
CHAR_BIT                           8
LONG_BIT                           64

# Limits of signed types
CHAR_MAX                           127
CHAR_MIN                           -128
INT_MAX                            2147483647
INT_MIN                            -2147483648
SCHAR_MAX                          127
SCHAR_MIN                          -128
SHRT_MAX                           32767
SHRT_MIN                           -32768

# Biggest values of unsigned types
UCHAR_MAX                          255
UINT_MAX                           4294967295
ULONG_MAX                          18446744073709551615
USHRT_MAX                          65535

# Size of page in RAM & virtual memory
PAGE_SIZE                          4096

# Max length of host name (so short!)
HOST_NAME_MAX                      64

# Max length of login name
LOGIN_NAME_MAX                     256

# Bits used to store file sizes
FILESIZEBITS                       64

# Libc and pthread implementation details
GNU_LIBC_VERSION                   glibc 2.19
GNU_LIBPTHREAD_VERSION             NPTL 2.19

# The most interesting values!
# Cache details of your processor!
LEVEL1_ICACHE_SIZE                 32768
LEVEL1_ICACHE_ASSOC                8
LEVEL1_ICACHE_LINESIZE             64
LEVEL1_DCACHE_SIZE                 32768
LEVEL1_DCACHE_ASSOC                8
LEVEL1_DCACHE_LINESIZE             64
LEVEL2_CACHE_SIZE                  262144
LEVEL2_CACHE_ASSOC                 8
LEVEL2_CACHE_LINESIZE              64
LEVEL3_CACHE_SIZE                  8388608
LEVEL3_CACHE_ASSOC                 16
LEVEL3_CACHE_LINESIZE              64
LEVEL4_CACHE_SIZE                  0
LEVEL4_CACHE_ASSOC                 0
LEVEL4_CACHE_LINESIZE              0