# Increased open files usage in upcoming 0.11

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increased-open-files-usage-in-upcoming-0-11/3364
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [September 24, 2010, 9:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increased-open-files-usage-in-upcoming-0-11/3364 "2010-09-24T09:50:00Z")
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### Author: ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2010, 9:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increased-open-files-usage-in-upcoming-0-11/3364/1 "2010-09-24T09:50:00Z")

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Hi,

Just pushed this one:  
[http://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/issues/issue/384](http://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/issues/issue/384). It means  
faster indexing and faster recovery, though does require more open files to  
be set. Hopefully, most people have already set pretty high limits for the  
open files, so we should be ok.

p.s. If someone knows how to set the open files in the elasticsearch.sh  
script in a cross platform manner it would be great (or maybe just print a  
warning if its less than, lets say, 8k?).

-shay.banon

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 4:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increased-open-files-usage-in-upcoming-0-11/3364/2 "2017-07-06T04:18:58Z")

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