.TH BUFLD 4 .SH NAME buf_ld \- buffering line discipline .SH DESCRIPTION This stream module treasures up data for a while, then emits it in a burst. It is otherwise transparent. It intends to reduce overhead of programs such as .IR cu (1) and .IR uucp (1) that read input from moderate-speed lines in raw or cbreak mode. .PP It saves characters until 16 are accumulated or 1/20 sec has passed without seeing a character. .SH "SEE ALSO stream(4) .SH BUGS One supposes that the parameters should be settable.