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Random man page:  nclist(5) -- number of cblocks for pty and tty data transfers
nclist specifies how many cblocks are allocated in the system. Data traffic is stored in cblocks as it passes through tty and pty devices. The default value for nclist, 8292, is based on a formula of 100 cblocks for system use in handling traffic to the console, etc., plus an average of 16 cblocks per user session, assuming 512 user sessions. cblocks are also used for serial connections other than...
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Nice bash prompt: PS1='(\[$(tput md)\]\t <\w>\[$(tput me)\]) $(echo $?) $ '
		-- Mathieu 
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