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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 15:16:32 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-idd AT cygwin DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: slow directory access
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On Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 02:57:09PM -0400, Mitch Deoudes wrote:
>So, as I understand it, cygwin opens every file it comes across in order
>to fill in the executable bit, by determining if the file begins with
>"!#"...  and this is the primary cause of the incredibly slow
>performance when accessing large directory structures.
>
>Is there any way of turning this off?  Or, alternatively, would anyone
>like to flame me with an explanation of why I shouldn't be allowed to
>turn it off?

man mount
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