MAX_FD=$( ulimit -H -n ) ||
            warn "Could not query maximum file descriptor limit"
    esac
    case $MAX_FD in  #(
      '' | soft) :;; #(
      *)
        # In POSIX sh, ulimit -n is undefined. That's why the result is checked to see if it worked.
        # shellcheck disable=SC2039,SC3045
        ulimit -n "$MAX_FD" ||
            warn "Could not set maximum file descriptor limit to $MAX_FD"
    esac
fi