> > > time cat smalltebledefinition | psql database -> real 0m0.306s > > time psql -e database < smalltabledefinition -> real 0m0.295s > > > > may this 0.009s help you ;-) > In fact, no. But I try to find a method which keeps my sparc beeing > faster than my PC, because I could have saved a certain amount of > money > if the Sun is faster in some dd commands but not in the every day > work. > I don´t talk about fractions of seconds. I´m talking about half a > minute > or so. I run this test on my Ultra10, but this was a tiny tabledef, i could imagine that 'cat' ing a file and piping it can take much longer with large tabledefs. I mean - give it a try.
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