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diff --git a/docs/users_guide/using-concurrent.rst b/docs/users_guide/using-concurrent.rst index 2621afce0f..b2b235ad3e 100644 --- a/docs/users_guide/using-concurrent.rst +++ b/docs/users_guide/using-concurrent.rst @@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ There are two ways to run a program on multiple processors: call RTS ``-N`` options. ``-N⟨x⟩`` -``-Nmax⟨x⟩`` +``-maxN⟨x⟩`` .. index:: single: -N⟨x⟩; RTS option - single: -Nmax(x); RTS option + single: -maxN(x); RTS option Use ⟨x⟩ simultaneous threads when running the program. @@ -136,8 +136,9 @@ RTS ``-N`` options. value of ⟨x⟩ itself based on how many processors are in your machine. - With Nmax⟨x⟩, i.e. ``+RTS -Nmax3 -RTS``, the runtime will choose at - most (x), also limited by the number of processors on the system. + With ``-maxN⟨x⟩``, i.e. ``+RTS -maxN3 -RTS``, the runtime will choose + at most (x), also limited by the number of processors on the system. + Omitting (x) is an error, if you need a default use option ``-N``. Be careful when using all the processors in your machine: if some of your processors are in use by other programs, this can actually harm |