Default buffer size for a file on Linux

Question

The documentation states that the default value for buffering is: If omitted, the system default is used. I am currently on Red Hat Linux 6, but I am not able

Answer 1

I'm not sure it's the right answer but python 3.0 library and python 20 library both describe io.DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE in the same way that the default is described in the docs for open(). Coincidence?

If not, then the answer for me was:

$ python
>>> import io
>>> io.DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE
8192

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
Release:        14.04
Codename:       trusty