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Memory info
This command lists the memory-resident programs which are
currently occupying system memory.
The Address column is the segment address of the start of
the block, in hexadecimal. The Blocks identifies how many
blocks of memory are used by the program. The Size column
lists the sum of the sizes of all memory blocks allocated by
the program. The Program column identifies the program if
that name is available, or specifies one of DOS system area,
Unknown owner, or Free memory. Hooked Vectors lists the
interrupt vectors which currently point into memory owned by
this program. The resident programs which can be removed are
marked by '.'.
Action Result
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Cursor keys Use the cursor keys to scroll through the
list (also Home, End, PgUp, PgDn).
Ins Select/unselect a program marked by '.'.
Gray +, - Select/unselect all programs which can be
removed.
Enter Remove selected programs or a program
currently pointed by the cursor.
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Notes:
. TSR stands for Terminate and Stay Resident. This type
of program leaves all or part of itself in memory
when it returns control to DOS.
. Often a TSR with a lower address will have access to
interrupts not listed here, but some other TSR has
seized primary control of that interrupt. Most TSRs
are careful to pass control to the previous owner.
. If a TSR was removed from memory, it often leaves a
large block of unused memory in low RAM. That memory
might be used by a smaller program, but it is not
available for a larger program. The solution is to
load such a TSR last, and remove it before loading
any other TSR.
. You can remove TSRs which were loaded after loading
the Commander. To install the resident programs
automatically make a batch file like AUTOEXEC.BAT
including these TSRs and type it in command line when
the Commander starts. For example
VC auto.bat
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