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On Sat, 12 May 2007, Bob Heckel wrote:

> Why would using Cygwin's cp to copy a large file from one Windows XP
> box to another take 30 minutes but take only 10 minutes if I use drag
> 'n' drop (via Explorer)?
>
> I saw mention of speed in other posts but couldn't figure out if there
> was a solution - could it be buffer sizes or something configurable?
>
> I'm in a position of defending the use of Cygwin instead of the manual
> Windows way of doing things by those not familiar with Unix.  Any
> hints would be appreciated.

http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2006-12/msg00911.html

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FlightSafety International
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