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1254 MS-DOS User's Reference
Files
Setting the number
of open files
Files
Purpose:
Sets the number of open files that the MS· DOS system calls can
access.
Syntax:
files=x
Comments:
The x option represents the number of open files that the system C
calls can access. The default value for x is 8, although allowed
values range from 8
to 255. The maximum number of files that
one program can have open at a time is 20. c:
MS· DOS system calls 2FH through 60H are compatible with the
XENIX operating system.
Example: C
To let MS-DOS open 20 files at one time, put the following line in
your conjig.sys file:
files=20