HOW large is the directory? ls | wc -l
On Nov 28, 2007 7:44 AM, Mark Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No we are not using NIS. > > it is a large directory i am listing. actually it is the /usr/home > directory, and is probably the largest on the system. However "ls -l" runs > for close to six minutesand spends the 10 seconds scrolling the screen > with > the results. so i wait ls to start showing the results for about 5 and a > half minutes. Even on a older and much slower system i've never seen it > talk more than 15 seconds to complete. > > > Thanks > Mark > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kris Kennaway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mark Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 5:13 PM > Subject: Re: ls -l takes a forever to finish. > > > > Mark Evans wrote: > >> I'm using FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE. When I run "ls -l" it takes forever for > >> the it to complete. top shows that the "ls -l" command uses about 98% > of > >> the CPU doing the time. If I run "ls" I do not experience any > problem. > >> anyone have any ideas? > > > > Are you using NIS for user/group lookups? > > > > Is it a large directory that is taking a long time to sort? > > > > Kris > > > > > > > > -- > > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.25/744 - Release Date: > 4/3/2007 > > 5:32 AM > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > [EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"