Changed the default WORKSPACE value to 64MB.

[pspp-builds.git] / doc / utilities.texi

diff --git a/doc/utilities.texi b/doc/utilities.texi
index 94fa50744d6a4c70d48befce93b2b57438c1d658..35ea20e2131d42cb4e660db4d29973a2a7408cea 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/utilities.texi
+++ b/doc/utilities.texi
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ SET
         /MXERRS=max_errs
         /MXWARNS=max_warnings
         /PROMPT='prompt'
         /MXERRS=max_errs
         /MXWARNS=max_warnings
         /PROMPT='prompt'

+        /WORKSPACE=workspace_size

 
 (program execution)
         /MEXPAND=@{ON,OFF@}
 
 (program execution)
         /MEXPAND=@{ON,OFF@}


@@ -390,7 +391,6 @@ SET
         /SCRIPTTAB='c'
         /TB1=@{'xxx','xxxxxxxxxxx'@}
         /TBFONTS='string'
         /SCRIPTTAB='c'
         /TB1=@{'xxx','xxxxxxxxxxx'@}
         /TBFONTS='string'

-        /WORKSPACE=workspace_size

         /XSORT=@{YES,NO@}
 @end display
 
         /XSORT=@{YES,NO@}
 @end display
 


@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ files.  The data input subcommands are
 
 @table @asis
 @item BLANKS
 
 @table @asis
 @item BLANKS

+@anchor{SET BLANKS}

 This is the value assigned to an item data item that is empty or
 contains only white space.  An argument of SYSMIS or '.' will cause the
 system-missing value to be assigned to null items.  This is the
 This is the value assigned to an item data item that is empty or
 contains only white space.  An argument of SYSMIS or '.' will cause the
 system-missing value to be assigned to null items.  This is the


@@ -553,6 +554,17 @@ RANDOM, which will obtain an initial seed from the current time of day.
 
 @item UNDEFINED
 Currently not used.
 
 @item UNDEFINED
 Currently not used.

+
+@item WORKSPACE
+The maximum amount of memory that PSPP will use to store data being processed.
+If memory in excess of the workspace size is required, then PSPP will start
+to use temporary files to store the data.
+Setting a higher value will, in general, mean procedures will run faster, 
+but may cause other applications to run slower.
+On platforms without virtual memory management, setting a very large workspace
+may cause PSPP to abort.
+@cindex workspace
+@cindex memory, amount used to store cases

 @end table
 
 Data output subcommands affect the format of output data.  These
 @end table
 
 Data output subcommands affect the format of output data.  These