Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Deployment:
Startup Command and Parameter Reference

Merge Number (-TM)

Use Merge Number (-TM) to increase the speed of the merge phase of the sort process (at the cost of increased temporary memory usage).

Operating system and syntax	UNIX Windows	-TM n
Use with	Maximum value	Minimum value	Single-user default	Multi-user default
Client Session	32	1	5	5

n

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

See also the description of the Speed Sort (-TB) startup parameter.