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From:	culliton@srg.af.mil (Tom Culliton x2278)
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Subject: Re:  Speed of rc
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Date:	Fri, 9 Apr 1993 11:58:55 -0400
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Paul writes:
> ok, now i understand what's going on.  yes, if you use test a lot in rc,
> it will go slowly.  if your /bin/sh has a test builtin, that will run faster.
> there's no surprises here, you're just comparing apples and oranges.

The issue can't be dismissed that easily.  I've seen relatively pokey
behaviour even in scripts that have been written using exclusively
builtin functions.  I'm not espousing the idea of building test into
rc, just asking if some tuning could be done, particularly in the areas
that I mentioned before.

Tom