Hehehe I have yet to find that limit here (E250s and V880). But on a big list like searching the entire SMB-shared systems for the odd mad Windows virus file (I won't go into HOW that happened), I just set it going and do something else. The "find" seems to sit on one CPU whereas the other CPUs in the box seem to take the other jobs. I guess that's what SMP hardware can do for you: it lets you run sloppy software and get away with it!
Regards, Jill. -----Original Message----- From: Tony Green [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 12 August 2003 5:36 PM To: Rowling, Jill Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [SLUG] recursively change file permissions not directories On Tue, 2003-08-12 at 17:27, Rowling, Jill wrote: > The sequence find ..... -exec seems safe enough though. > I suspect it just uses the inode numbers rather than the file name or > something (but beware this is on Solaris ;) Very true if you're not working with a large list. Doing it this way, you'll have a command spawned for each file find finds, where as xargs will fit as many files into one command as possible. You won't notice a difference on a small list, but on a big one it takes much more time/resources to use the -exec option ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT NOTICES This email (including any documents referred to in, or attached, to this email) may contain information that is personal, confidential or the subject of copyright or other proprietary rights in favour of Aristocrat, its affiliates or third parties. This email is intended only for the named addressee. Any privacy, confidence, copyright or other proprietary rights in favour of Aristocrat, its affiliates or third parties, is not lost because this email was sent to you by mistake. If you received this email by mistake you should: (i) not copy, disclose, distribute or otherwise use it, or its contents, without the consent of Aristocrat or the owner of the relevant rights; (ii) let us know of the mistake by reply email or by telephone (+61 2 9413 6300); and (iii) delete it from your system and destroy all copies. Any personal information contained in this email must be handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws. Electronic and internet communications can be interfered with or affected by viruses and other defects. As a result, such communications may not be successfully received or, if received, may cause interference with the integrity of receiving, processing or related systems (including hardware, software and data or information on, or using, that hardware or software). Aristocrat gives no assurances in relation to these matters. If you have any doubts about the veracity or integrity of any electronic communication we appear to have sent you, please call +61 2 9413 6300 for clarification. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
