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SORT Environment Variables
SORT Environment Variables
The following environment variables can be used for configuring SORT:
SORTCOMPRESS
Determines whether to compress each record in a SORT operation.
SORTSCHEME
To increase performance of a SORT operation, configure SORT to retain more of the record information in memory.
SORTSPACE
Determines the amount of memory allocated to internal workspace for SORT operations.
SORTTEMPSPACE
Determines the amount of temporary memory allocated for SORT operations.
SORTTYPE
Determines the method for reading and writing files during SORT operations.
TEMPDIR/ TMP/ TEMP
Determines where the run-time system of the directory stores paging files.
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