diff --git a/fileutils/fileutils_darwin.go b/fileutils/fileutils_darwin.go
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+package fileutils
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// GetTotalUsedFds returns the number of used File Descriptors by
+// executing `lsof -p PID`
+func GetTotalUsedFds() int {
+	pid := os.Getpid()
+
+	cmd := exec.Command("lsof", "-p", strconv.Itoa(pid))
+
+	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1
+	}
+
+	outputStr := strings.TrimSpace(string(output))
+
+	fds := strings.Split(outputStr, "\n")
+
+	return len(fds) - 1
+}