Q_QUOTAOFF(2const)

✨ Q_QUOTAOFF 💸

okay so this one's a 2const page bestie, meaning it's not a whole function, it's a constant — one lil' operation you can hand to the quota syscalls. it's giving "small but mighty" 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

Q_QUOTAOFF — bestie, it turns off the quotas for a filesystem. that's it. that's the vibe. no cap. 🚫🧾

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🫶 LIBRARY 🫶

Standard C library — aka libc, aka -lc. the OGs. 👑

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

like this, bestie:

#include <sys/quota.h>

int quotactl(QCMD(Q_QUOTAOFF, type), const char *_Nullable special,
             0, NULL);

and if you're going through the raw syscall door instead:

#include <sys/quota.h>    /* Definition of Q_* constants */
#include <sys/syscall.h>  /* Definition of SYS_* constants */
#include <unistd.h>

int syscall(SYS_quotactl_fd, int fd, QCMD(Q_QUOTAOFF, type));

see how it's slotted into QCMD(...) with a type? that's the whole thing, she's wrapped up in the command macro. iykyk 💅

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Turn off quotas for a filesystem. that's the whole personality. quotas? off. done. iconic. 💀✨

⚠️ the fine print tho: this operation requires privilege — specifically CAP_SYS_ADMIN. so if you're just some random user, the kernel is gonna look at you like 🙈 and say no. main character privileges only, sorry bestie. 👑

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🌈 RETURN VALUE 🌈

lowkey the same as quotactl(2). go read that one, she's got the receipts. 📜

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😭 ERRORS 😭

also the same as quotactl(2). same energy, same errors, fr fr. ✨

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⭐ STANDARDS ⭐

Linux. just Linux. that's the whole standard. 🇱🇮🇳🇺🇽🍓

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🦋 HISTORY 🦋

Linux. yes, again. she's been Linux the whole time. periodt. 💜

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• quotactl(2) — the main character of this whole family
• quotactl_fd(2) — same energy, but with a file descriptor 🎀
• Q_QUOTAON(2const) — the flip side, turning quotas back ON 🔥

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okay that's the whole page, you ate that, go forth and un-quota responsibly 🫶✨💖

this cutie was brought to you by Linux man-pages 6.20, dated 2026-06-05 — mwah, bye bestie! 🎀💅