From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 13 05:37:20 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8EC141065674 for ; Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:37:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prad@towardsfreedom.com) Received: from idcmail-mo2no.shaw.ca (idcmail-mo2no.shaw.ca [64.59.134.9]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 61A918FC16 for ; Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:37:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prad@towardsfreedom.com) Received: from pd6ml2no-ssvc.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.153.163]) by pd7mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 12 Mar 2009 23:37:19 -0600 X-Cloudmark-SP-Filtered: true X-Cloudmark-SP-Result: v=1.0 c=0 a=KoDPwd6_AAAA:8 a=s5vMAQrAd6sJ__YyfcYA:9 a=GsVdc2ChRMM69EwXqnwA:7 a=KwwixuvwiXUYycBT2UXb1YQpMyEA:4 Received: from s0106000d935c7902.du.shawcable.net (HELO gom.home) ([70.67.160.177]) by pd6ml2no-dmz.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 12 Mar 2009 23:37:17 -0600 Received: from gom.home (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gom.home (Postfix) with ESMTP id 23D201701E for ; Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:37:13 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:37:13 -0700 From: prad To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20090312223713.55535586@gom.home> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.3.1 (GTK+ 2.12.1; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: the pause that removes X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:37:21 -0000 one of the neat things i've found about freebsd vs linux is the 'instantaneous' rm. when you remove a large file or a substantial directory, freebsd does it right away ard you get your prompt back, while with every linux i've tried, you wait and wait and wait. i presume freebsd just takes the pointer to the file out so it can be overwritten, while may be the linuxes fill stuff with zeros or something like that?? is this instantaneity a result of the ufs file system vs say ext3 or reiser? -- In friendship, prad ... with you on your journey Towards Freedom http://www.towardsfreedom.com (website) Information, Inspiration, Imagination - truly a site for soaring I's