“Max open files” for working process

Question

Is it possible to increase \"Max open files\" parameter for working process ? I mean this parameter:

cat /proc//limits | grep files

Answer 1

The following commands give the max # of open files per process permissible by default limits (soft and hard respectively):

ulimit -Sa
ulimit -Ha

You can use a program or a command to change these limits. Look at ulimit (man ulimit).