Hmmm... if I had my way I would charge you with plagiarism and have you incarcerated...
Just how hard can it be to quote the original source...
Simon
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WHY MV IS SLOW
mv command across filesystems
is slower on large files
WHY?
mv would be slow if you are
moving files across filesystem.
The inode number changes only
when a file is moved across
file system.
A new inode number means a new
file is physically created on
disk.
It remains unchanged, if it
is within the same filesystem.
One can verify by using
ls -il command on that file.
mv uses rename() system call.
if it fails, it uses copy routine
(basicailly reads from a file and
writes in another file).
mv command across filesystem is
more of a copy then mv.
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"David Ziggy Lubowa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>WHY MV IS SLOW
>
>mv command across filesystems
>is slower on large files
>
>WHY?
>
>mv would be slow if you are
>moving files across filesystem.
>
>The inode number changes only
>when a file is moved across
>file system.
>
>A new inode number means a new
>file is physically created on
>disk.
>
>It remains unchanged, if it
>is within the same filesystem.
>One can verify by using
>ls -il command on that file.
>
>mv uses rename() system call.
>if it fails, it uses copy routine
>(basicailly reads from a file and
>writes in another file).
>
>mv command across filesystem is
>more of a copy then mv.
>
>
>
>--
>David Ziggy Lubowa
>Network Engineer
>One2net
>-----------------------------------
>A Network Of People And Technology
>
>
>
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