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From: mike@bria.UUCP (mike.stefanik)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: Re: Better DOS programs, anyone?  (so I can scrap doscp)
Message-ID: <278@bria.UUCP>
Date: 6 Jun 91 23:55:25 GMT
References: <699@genco.bungi.com>
Reply-To: uunet!bria!mike
Organization: MGI Group International, Los Angeles, CA
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In an article, dls@genco.bungi.com (Dave L. Smith) writes:
>I can't take it any more.  On SCO Xenix 2.3.3, my doscp takes SO
>long to copy files! [...]

Part of the problem may be that you are using /dev/install to read the
floppy (which is slower because it goes about figuring the density of
the diskette it is reading); using the explicit device name can speed things
up a bit (but not much, mind you! :-)

For example ...

	doscp /dev/fd096ds15:/dos/is/evil /tmp
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Michael Stefanik, MGI Inc, Los Angeles | Opinions stated are never realistic
Title of the week: Systems Engineer    | UUCP: ...!uunet!bria!mike
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