Xavier Bertou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> [root@lpnp69 bertou]# time gzip -9 a
> 40.20user 4.54system 0:56.05elapsed 79%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 0maxresident)k
> 0inputs+0outputs (5214major+89minor)pagefaults 0swaps
> [root@lpnp69 bertou]# ls -la a.gz
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 7959056 Feb 28 18:00 a.gz
>
> For .6% of gain in space, you have to wait 150% more in front of
> your computer :(
nice point showing the cost -9 for compressing. But what about *uncompressing*?
That's what is important here!
