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Subject: Re: path caching
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Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1992 11:32:39 -0600
From: Matthew Farwell <dylan@ibmpcug.co.uk>


In article <199202100234.AA26625@cerberus.bhpese.oz.au> you write:
>> Why can't you do something like:
>> This is untested, since I don't have symbolic links.
>> cache = $home/.cache
>> fn rehash {
>> 	for (i in $path) {
>> 		@{ cd $i
>> 		for (j in *) {
>> 			if (! test -x $cache/$j) ln -s $i/$j $cache/$j
>> 		}
>> 		}
>> 	}
>> }
>
>Possible, but I wanted to keep the size of the cache down, so
>directory lookups are quicker.  If I did the above, I would have one
>directory with approx 1800 entries.  I would also have name clashes
>with system v vs bsd vs gnu stuff.  Still it may be worth testing.

You still have the name clashes anyway.

Dylan.