-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 04/03/2012 11:19 AM, Steven Stern wrote: > I've added a second disk to my system (/dev/sdb1) and moved a directory > from my home folder there. I then created a soft link to the new directory: > > ln -s /mnt/sdb1/mystuff/folderA folderA > > When I'm copying files to it, is there any loss of efficiency (in a > measurable sense) between > > rsync /path/to/folderB ~/folderA and > rsync /path/to/folderB /mnt/sdb1/mystuff/folderA > > Not enough to make any difference. The directories would be buffered in either case, so the only delay would be in resolving the symlink on the first read. Mikkel - -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk97NIsACgkQqbQrVW3JyMTJfACfYZY0InyJhuYBnx2YKuwse0OV hBYAnRD8WK6GIY7wiofm8jpda2hRbDu+ =+E3H -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org