out of space on /root

[Xen]

Xen schreef op 06-03-2017 20:30:

>> It's true that in many cases the processing difference is not
>> significant, because the amount of data involved is small.  But, I
>> didn't comment on the GENERAL case, I commented on THIS case.  In this
>> case, where we're dealing with such enormous files, there is 
>> absolutely
>> no question that the non-cat version is far superior and the cat
>> version should be avoided.

Also, personally...

On this little NAS device my test took some 48 seconds on average 
(varying wildly) for the cat method on that 1.8G file.

It took some 22 seconds (on average, not varying as much) for the "< 
file" method.

Regardless for ME getting ready to issue the correct command in the 
correct place often takes longer than those 22 seconds.

After I issue that command, I'm generally not waiting until it's done. I 
go do something else, or sometimes I do wait. Sometimes it matters, 
sometimes it doesn't.

So generally the execution of the command itself is not the thing that 
takes the most time for me. It is getting ready to do it and then 
dealing with the result, which sometimes requires some thing or some 
arduous work and that is dwarfed by the amount of time the command runs 
in the sense that I can go do something else in the meantime, and it 
doesn't bother me all that much how long the command runs.

YMMV but I don't have a huge problem with these commands taking a bit 
longer. This is a very slow NAS device and this file was processed in 
one minute max, more or about and that is simply not a problem to me.

However to me, making errors in my command line syntax is more important 
and that is why I prefer the slower, but more robust command line syntax 
that I'm used to, thank you very much and I hope that can be the same 
for everyone but everyone can choose their own path right.

I have just not had an occasion that I was not criticised for using the 
cat version. Even when it matters to no one else, just me, I get 
criticized for it.

When for me it is just far superior the other method by any means. On 
*very* rare occasions do I care enough to use the < file direct pipe 
syntax (redirect syntax) in opposition of the cat syntax. VERY RARE.

So that's all that is for me, I just want to share my vision on it but 
experientally this is just for me the superior method, that's all.

Thank you, bye.