share(CMD) 19 June 1992 share(CMD) Name share - install file-sharing and locking capabilities on your hard disk Syntax share [/f:space] [/l:locks] In your CONFIG.SYS file, use the following syntax: install=[[drive:]path]share.exe [/f:space] [/l:locks] Parameter [drive:]path Specifies the location of the SHARE.EXE file. Switches /f:space Allocates file space (in bytes) for the MS-DOS storage area used to record file-sharing information. The default value is 2048. /l:locks Sets the number of files that can be locked at one time. The default value is 20. Notes Common use of share Typically, you use share in a network or multitasking environment in which programs share files. share loads the code that supports file- sharing and locking in these environments. Once you install share, MS-DOS uses the code loaded by share to validate all read and write requests from programs. Allocating space for file-sharing information When deciding how many bytes to allocate for file sharing, note that each open file requires enough space for the length of the full path and filename. The average length of a filename and its path is 20 bytes. Examples The following example shows how you can use the install command in your CONFIG.SYS file to load share, with the default values for the /f and /l switches. MS-DOS searches for the file SHARE.EXE in the DOS directory on drive C. install=c:\dos\share.exe The following example allocates 4096 bytes for storing file-sharing in- formation and specifies that 25 files can be locked at one time. Again, MS-DOS searches for SHARE.EXE in the DOS directory on drive C: install=c:\dos\share.exe /f:4096 /l:25