$ NUM_THREADS=8 NUM_MAPS=4 ./llil4tkh big{1,2,3}.txt | cksum llil4tkh (fixed string length=12) start use OpenMP use boost sort get properties 2.978 secs shardDBM to vector 5.848 secs vector stable sort 0.157 secs write stdout 0.213 secs total time 9.197 secs 2956888413 93308427