[[!comment format=mdwn username="https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawnBJ6Dv1glxzzi4qIzGFNa6F-mfHIvv9Ck" nickname="Jim" subject="Wording" date="2012-06-07T03:43:19Z" content=""" For the unfamiliar, it's hard to tell if a command like that would persist. I'd suggest being as clear as possible, e.g.: Increase the limit for now by running: sudo sysctl fs.inotify.max_user_watches=81920 Increase the limit now and automatically at every boot by running: echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=81920 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf; sudo sysctl -p """]]