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| <h3 class="section">31.11 Minimum Values for Utility Limits</h3> |
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| <dt><code>_POSIX2_BC_BASE_MAX</code><dd>The most restrictive limit permitted by POSIX.2 for the maximum value of |
| <code>obase</code> in the <code>bc</code> utility. Its value is <code>99</code>. |
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| <br><dt><code>_POSIX2_BC_DIM_MAX</code><dd>The most restrictive limit permitted by POSIX.2 for the maximum size of |
| an array in the <code>bc</code> utility. Its value is <code>2048</code>. |
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| <br><dt><code>_POSIX2_BC_SCALE_MAX</code><dd>The most restrictive limit permitted by POSIX.2 for the maximum value of |
| <code>scale</code> in the <code>bc</code> utility. Its value is <code>99</code>. |
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| <br><dt><code>_POSIX2_BC_STRING_MAX</code><dd>The most restrictive limit permitted by POSIX.2 for the maximum size of |
| a string constant in the <code>bc</code> utility. Its value is <code>1000</code>. |
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| <br><dt><code>_POSIX2_COLL_WEIGHTS_MAX</code><dd>The most restrictive limit permitted by POSIX.2 for the maximum number |
| of weights that can necessarily be used in defining the collating |
| sequence for a locale. Its value is <code>2</code>. |
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| <br><dt><code>_POSIX2_EXPR_NEST_MAX</code><dd>The most restrictive limit permitted by POSIX.2 for the maximum number |
| of expressions nested within parenthesis when using the <code>expr</code> utility. |
| Its value is <code>32</code>. |
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| <br><dt><code>_POSIX2_LINE_MAX</code><dd>The most restrictive limit permitted by POSIX.2 for the maximum size of |
| a text line that the text utilities can handle. Its value is |
| <code>2048</code>. |
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| <br><dt><code>_POSIX2_EQUIV_CLASS_MAX</code><dd>The most restrictive limit permitted by POSIX.2 for the maximum number |
| of weights that can be assigned to an entry of the <code>LC_COLLATE</code> |
| category ‘<samp><span class="samp">order</span></samp>’ keyword in a locale definition. Its value is |
| <code>2</code>. The GNU C library does not presently support locale |
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