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Startup Command and Parameter
Reference


Merge Number (-TM)

Operating 
System
and
Syntax 
UNIX
Windows 
-TM n 
Use
With 
Maximum
Value 
Minimum
Value 
Single-user
Default 
Multi-user
Default 
CS
32
1
5
5

n

The number of blocks or streams to be simultaneously merged during the sort process.

Use Merge Number (-TM) to increase the speed of the merge phase of the sort process (at the cost of increased temporary memory usage). See also the description of the Speed Sort (-TB) startup parameter.


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