On Sat, 12 May 2007, Bob Heckel wrote: > Why would using Cygwin's cp to copy a large file from one Windows XP > box to another take 30 minutes but take only 10 minutes if I use drag > 'n' drop (via Explorer)? > > I saw mention of speed in other posts but couldn't figure out if there > was a solution - could it be buffer sizes or something configurable? > > I'm in a position of defending the use of Cygwin instead of the manual > Windows way of doing things by those not familiar with Unix. Any > hints would be appreciated.
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