Subj : Re: MS XCOPY v 4DOS internal COPY
To   : Outsider
From : Jasen Betts
Date : Tue Feb 12 2002 09:33 pm

Hi Outsider.

 >> well it might have just been a typographical error :)
 O> A typo, rest assured :).

 >> with 4dos the pipe verion is slightly faster, but with command it
 >> seems to slow right down when it makes pipes - weird.

 O> Probably 4DOS uses real pipes like Unix,

nah, it uses temp files, but it uses a different filename scheme
possibly that has something to do with it.

 O> That is good, if it is very precise.

Only to within 55 miliseconds... (at either end - same accuracy as that
prompt kludge)  close enough if you're comparing 11 seconds with 5. But if
I need it I've got a C program that can time in microseconds.... (similar
source at snippets.org)

 -=> Bye <=-

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