setFixest_nthreads {fixest}R Documentation

Sets/gets the number of threads to use in fixest functions

Description

Sets/gets the default number of threads to used in fixest estimation functions. The default is the maximum number of threads minus two.

Usage

setFixest_nthreads(nthreads)

getFixest_nthreads

Arguments

nthreads

The number of threads. Can be: a) an integer lower than, or equal to, the maximum number of threads; b) 0: meaning all available threads will be used; c) a number strictly between 0 and 1 which represents the fraction of all threads to use. If missing, the default is to use 50% of all threads.

Format

An object of class function of length 1.

Author(s)

Laurent Berge

Examples


# Gets the current number of threads
getFixest_nthreads()

# To set multi-threading off:
setFixest_nthreads(1)

# To set it back to default:
setFixest_nthreads()
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