-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Chuck Shirley wrote:
| | But, if it is not used frequently, is not "find /path -name pattern" a | more efficient use of the machine? It allows the search to start only | at a likely point, rather than rummaging through the entire filesystem | periodically. Though I suppose with current hardware capabilities, | folks worry less about such things than in the days of old. | Only more efficient in terms of average load, which may or may not be as important as peak load .... in many cases where machines see high loads only during office hours, it may be better for the machine to have a higher average load over the whole day, but a lower average load in office hours. Makes a big difference to how "fast" the server feels. Buchan - -- |----------------Registered Linux User #182071-----------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x202 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE9LW01rJK6UGDSBKcRAglKAJ42V4ADRKYrwuKKRDZYg+dPrY5mvwCgqalg nCirLv4Yz59wpPIcooBkKe4= =t9zh -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
