> Time taken to fgrep through 5,517 files, each 1.2k:
> 1.3.90.89: 23 seconds
> 1.3.91: 21 seconds
> 1.3.94: 21 seconds
> 1.2.13-elf: 14 seconds
> Timings are for the second time around, when everything's cached;
How much memory to you have ?
Are you sure that everything is cached ?
With 1.2.x, your 5517 files will use 5517*2k=11034k
With the latest 1.3.x, they will use 5517*4k=22068k...
-- Benoit