Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:37:49 -0600 From: Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> To: Peter Andreev <andreev.peter@gmail.com>, freebsd <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: script help Message-ID: <7CD0B68CDB1B3698E9ABE60D@utd71538.local> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=3ngyVR38-tCjcMKxOpNNSN6Qo2uiJE7y4qpDD@mail.gmail.com> References: <3.0.1.32.20110214163437.019167e0@sage-american.com> <AANLkTinJn7=BMwCvRyEUoNQz-fR4%2BacHmiQovfuZ%2B69G@mail.gmail.com> <12e28896cd5.6574638108640039636.4001582758217268039@zoho.com> <AANLkTi=3ngyVR38-tCjcMKxOpNNSN6Qo2uiJE7y4qpDD@mail.gmail.com>
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--On February 15, 2011 12:57:12 PM +0300 Peter Andreev <andreev.peter@gmail.com> wrote: > Use of "xargs" on many files will be much faster than "find...exec" > construction > > find / -type f -name copyright.htm | xargs sed -i .bak -e 's/2010/2011/g' > I believe you, but can you explain why this is true? What makes xargs faster than exec? -- Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. ******************************************* "It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead." Thomas Jefferson "There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them." George Orwell
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