Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com X-Originating-IP: [129.42.208.186] From: "Thomas Chadwick" To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: RE: Slowness when setting PS1 variable??? Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 09:35:56 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 Jan 2003 14:35:56.0573 (UTC) FILETIME=[41381CD0:01C2B723] Note-from-DJ: This may be spam Update. I've further observed that while running whoami at the command-line returns a result immediately, running it inside a pair of back-tics "`" shows the blocking behavior. For instance, if I do this: $ whoami I get a result immediately. However, if I do this: $ echo `whoami` It takes a good 5-10 seconds to print a value and return the prompt. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/