On Aug 7, Peter Simons wrote
> (Before someone asks: I am using bash, not csh, so I don't have any
> limits on my shell, as far as I know.)
> 

There are limits on bash (limits are always present, does the shell 
use them is another problem). The command to see or change them is
'ulimit'. Try "help ulimit", this worked for me ...

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