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- Command Name : Addbuffers
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- Function : Add `cache' (speedup) buffers to a drive
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- Arguments : <drive> [<n>]
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- Location : C directory
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- A buffer is an area of memory that the computer can write data to before
- sending it to the disk drive. This helps speed up saving, because the data
- can be sent from the buffer to disk instead of from the source. Having
- enough buffers can speed up access tremendously. Buffers take up valuable
- RAM, though so It is not advisable to have many. <drive> signifies the
- drive you wish to add buffers to. <n> is the number of buffers. If <n> is
- not stated then the number of buffers on <drive> will be printed. A good
- example of Addbuffers in use is by following this example, ensuring that
- when you type into the CLI window it is activated, and when you move down
- the text the PPmore window is activated.
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- 1. At the CLI, type Dir Df0: <return>. Note the speed of the listing.
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- 2. Type Addbuffers Df0: 25
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- 3. Type Dir Df0: <return> again. It is still slow, isn't it!
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- 4. Type Dir Df0: <return> again. Now, the system remembers that the Dir is
- in one of Df0:'s buffers, so takes it from there!
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- Examples
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- Addbuffers Df0:
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- This prints the number of buffers forr drive df0: in the CLI window
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- Addbuffers Df1: 25
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- This adds 25 buffers to drive Df1:
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