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From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb AT ukf DOT net>
To: "Thomas Chadwick" <j_tetazoo AT hotmail DOT com>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
References: <F6wUUt9QrAo6hgb7IP20000c22e AT hotmail DOT com>
Subject: Re: Slowness when setting PS1 variable???
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 15:40:50 -0000
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Thomas Chadwick wrote:
> 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.

Almost instantaneous here. I suggest you:

$ echo `strace -o whoami.strace whoami`

and look over whoami.strace for any obvious delays.

Max.


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