On Wed, 18 Jul 2007, Brian Candler wrote: > Also, if your filesystem is in a state where 'ls' appears to hang, it might > just be that there are so many files that it's taking too long to sort them. > Try "ls -U" (unsorted) instead.
If your directories are that big and you're using ext3, take a look at the manpage for tune2fs and read about the dir_index feature. The filesystem needs to be unmounted and fscked, but it should improve directory access times. -Ronan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Courier-imap mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-imap
