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for info, I set -n 2000. 2250 failed.
 

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SWEEP(1)							       0.9.3								  SWEEP(1)

NAME
Sweep - a sound wave editor SYNOPSIS
sweep [-h] [--help] [-v] [--version] [--display display] [--ignore-failed-lock] [filename]... DESCRIPTION
Sweep is a sound wave editor. OPTIONS
Sweep accepts the following options: -h, --help Display a list of all commandline options. -v, --version Output the version info. --ignore-failed-lock Continue when attempt to lock the preferences file fails. For use when the users home directory is on an NFS file system. (possi- bly unsafe) --display display Use the designated X display. ENVIRONMENT
DISPLAY to get the default host and display number. XENVIRONMENT to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property. SEE ALSO
X(1) COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2000 Conrad Parker OTHER INFO
More information is available at http://sweep.sourceforge.net/ AUTHOR
Conrad Parker Version 30 Jan 2007 SWEEP(1)
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