<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Find doesn't cache per se but the file system does. <br><br><div>--</div><div>Josh Smith</div><div>KD8HRX</div><div><br></div><div>Email/jabber: <a href="mailto:juicewvu@gmail.com">juicewvu@gmail.com</a></div><div>Phone: 304.237.9369(c)</div><div><br></div>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Sep 15, 2012, at 7:16 PM, John Hupp <<a href="mailto:ubuntu@prpcompany.com">ubuntu@prpcompany.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<font size="-1">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.</font><br>
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But if I follow that up with a different find search on the
root, it finishes in a few seconds.<br>
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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?<br>
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