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# AWS::Batch::JobDefinition Ulimit
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The `ulimit` settings to pass to the container. For more information, see [Ulimit](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/APIReference/API_Ulimit.html).

**Note**  
This object isn't applicable to jobs that are running on Fargate resources.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[HardLimit](#cfn-batch-jobdefinition-ulimit-hardlimit)" : Integer,
  "[Name](#cfn-batch-jobdefinition-ulimit-name)" : String,
  "[SoftLimit](#cfn-batch-jobdefinition-ulimit-softlimit)" : Integer
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [HardLimit](#cfn-batch-jobdefinition-ulimit-hardlimit): Integer
  [Name](#cfn-batch-jobdefinition-ulimit-name): String
  [SoftLimit](#cfn-batch-jobdefinition-ulimit-softlimit): Integer
```

## Properties
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`HardLimit`  <a name="cfn-batch-jobdefinition-ulimit-hardlimit"></a>
The hard limit for the `ulimit` type.   
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: Integer  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Name`  <a name="cfn-batch-jobdefinition-ulimit-name"></a>
The `type` of the `ulimit`. Valid values are: `core` \$1 `cpu` \$1 `data` \$1 `fsize` \$1 `locks` \$1 `memlock` \$1 `msgqueue` \$1 `nice` \$1 `nofile` \$1 `nproc` \$1 `rss` \$1 `rtprio` \$1 `rttime` \$1 `sigpending` \$1 `stack`.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`SoftLimit`  <a name="cfn-batch-jobdefinition-ulimit-softlimit"></a>
The soft limit for the `ulimit` type.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: Integer  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)