Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 15:20:52 -0500 From: David T-G To: "CygWin Users' List" Cc: Randall R Schulz Subject: Re: Bash complete (tab) slowdown? Message-ID: <20020531202052.GC1231@justpickone.org> References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020531153844.02f32b88@pop.ma.ultranet.com> <200205311916.g4VJGgBR008222@tango.euteka.lt> <5.1.0.14.0.20020531153844.02f32b88@pop.ma.ultranet.com> <5.1.0.14.2.20020531131102.0244eec0@pop3.cris.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="LwW0XdcUbUexiWVK" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20020531131102.0244eec0@pop3.cris.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.99i --LwW0XdcUbUexiWVK Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Randall, et al -- =2E..and then Randall R Schulz said... %=20 % BASH has hashing and provides some control over its operation: How nice on both counts. =2E.. % BASH builds its hash as individual commands are invoked and found via the= =20 Aha! So I wonder if the original problem happens for running the same command again or only the first time a command is tabbed out. QQ, can you confirm or deny? % PATH. For Tcsh to know these "up front," suggests, if not implies, that i= t=20 % has to take the time to build that hash table which seems like it would= =20 I believe it does, and I should think that you are right. I haven't tried any tests, though. % slow down the process of starting up, unless it keeps some form of this= =20 % hash in persistent (file) storage. No, it definitely doesn't do that. %=20 %=20 % Randall Schulz % Mountain View, CA USA HTH & HAND :-D --=20 David T-G * It's easier to fight for one's principles (play) davidtg@justpickone.org * than to live up to them. -- fortune cookie (work) davidtgwork@justpickone.org http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg! --LwW0XdcUbUexiWVK Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE899skGb7uCXufRwARAunnAJ92DhzgivLabsCd1dvFEx+ZhVs3YQCcCW95 gyGDdVf5JSbh1Jw0/XVV+oQ= =+GE+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --LwW0XdcUbUexiWVK--