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Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2011 22:10:02 -0500
From: "Larry Hall \(Cygwin\)" <reply-to-list-only-lh AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: How to make "ls" as quick as a Windows "dir"?
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On 2/6/2011 4:37 PM, Paul Maier wrote:
> Hello,
>
> for my cygwin installation (cygwin-1.7.7-1, downloaded 2010-11-02, on a
> Windows XP SP 3), the time for a "ls -l" to complete is much slower than the
> time for a "cmd /C dir", although similar information gets displayed.
>
> Does anybody know a setting, maybe a flag to "ls", to make the ls as quick as
> the Windows dir?

The best thing to do is to skip any flags for 'ls'.  If cygwin has to open
the file to fill in a particular piece of data, you're going to see significant
delays on a slow file-system/driver.

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Larry

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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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