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Type: External (4.0 and later)
Syntax:
MEM
MEM [/program|/debug|/classify|/free|/module(name)] [/page]
Purpose: Displays the amount of installed and available memory,
including extended, expanded, and upper memory.
Discussion
Used to display a variety of types of information about how your system
is using
available memory.
Options
/program - Specifies the name, location, size, and type of each
program for
which memory information is to be displayed (available with DOS 4.0 and
5.0
only). Cannot be used with /C or /D. This option can be abbreviated as
/P. -
/debug - Specifies additional information about the programs in
memory.
This option can be abbreviated as /D.
/classify - Displays programs that are in conventional and upper
memory.
Cannot be used with /D, /F, or /M name. This option can be abbreviated
as
/C.
/free - Lists the free areas of conventional and upper memory. You can
use the
/Free switch with /Page but not with other MEM options (new with DOS
Version 6).
This option can be abbreviated as /F.
/module modulename Shows how a program module is currently using
memory.
You must specify the program name after the /MODULE option. You can use
the
/MODULE option with /PAGE, but not with other MEM options (new with DOS
Version
6). This option can be abbreviated as /M.
/page - Pauses after each screen of output. This switch can be used with
any of
the other MEM options (new with DOS Version 6). This option can be
abbreviated
as /P.
Example
To display the programs that are currently in conventional and upper
memory,
enter
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