I think 'cp' will be the fastest to copy files from one FS to another on the
same machine. cpio or tar will be an overkill for such things, as you will
have to pipe the output to some other command to write to new location. It
will add more processing and time.
- Kirti
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Deepak Sharma [SMTP:sharmakdeep_at_yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 5:08 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: Fastest COPY method on Unix ?
>
> Slightly off-topic question. I am trying to find the
> quickest way to copy files from one file system to the
> other on Digital Unix. It does not matter what command
> is used (cp, cpio, tar, vdump etc.) as long as I have
> a copy in the fastest time.
>
> Thanks,
> Deepak
>
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