[Ubuntu] Does the "find" command cache file system info?

[John Hupp]

That's good to know.  Thanks!

On 9/15/2012 7:22 PM, Joshua Smith wrote:
> Find doesn't cache per se but the file system does.
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> On Sep 15, 2012, at 7:16 PM, John Hupp <ubuntu at prpcompany.com 
> <mailto:ubuntu at prpcompany.com>> wrote:
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>> I'm curious about this observation: If I do a find search on the root 
>> directory, it ordinarily takes a minute or two -- as one would expect 
>> if it were examining everything afresh.
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>> But if I follow that up with a different find search on the root, it 
>> finishes in a few seconds.
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>> Does find cache file system information and reuse it under certain 
>> conditions?  Or does Linux itself cache some sort of information from 
>> an initial search that a subsequent search benefits from?
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