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.