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Article #3183Re: Why is erase *.* slower with 4dos.com than with command.com?
From: Ralph Sims
Date: Mon, 20 May 1991 16:17
Date: Mon, 20 May 1991 16:17
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komarimf@spiff.soe.clarkson.edu (Mark Komarinski) writes:
> akoivuma@finsun.csc.fi (Antti Koivumaki) writes:
> >I have noticed that when I use 4dos.com, erase *.* works much slower than
> >when command.com is used. I tested this by erasing 100 files using each.
> >A bug or a feature? Any explanations?
> I think it's a combination of both. From your findings, I'd have to assume
> 4dos expands the *.* before deleting and then performs a separate delete for
It may have to do this in conjunction with its other options (confirm a file
deletion or to force a 'y' response to deleting an entire directory). The
DIR command is also slightly different from OtherDOS, and takes longer.
The ability to attach file descriptions may also force a different internal
search routine. 4DOS does more, and that may be the reason it takes a
tad longer on some functions--it's a minor thing, considering everything
it DOES do.
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