Carlo, Do you have any anti-virus software running? 'ls -l' has to open each file, and this typically triggers your AV software to scan it. Depending on your AV product, and how you have configured it, this might explain unusual delays.
If you do have AV software running, try repeating the tests with it disabled, and report back. Thanks, David -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
