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                                   SHARE
 
Starts the Share program, which installs file-sharing and locking
capabilities on your disks and network drives.
 
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.
 
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