Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihnet.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!ihnet!tjr From: tjr@ihnet.UUCP (Tom Roberts) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: hashed-directory query Message-ID: <118@ihnet.UUCP> Date: Thu, 23-Feb-84 10:51:04 EST Article-I.D.: ihnet.118 Posted: Thu Feb 23 10:51:04 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 24-Feb-84 00:42:50 EST Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 16 Query about Hashed-Directories: Has anyone out there done anything about implementing hashed-directories in UN*X? We have a use for directories containing 2000-30000 files, and the sequential-search in opening them is SLOW. Yes, there are problems with such large directories (e.g. the shell has trouble expanding "*"), but the advantages would outweigh the disadvantages, if opens were efficient. Please answer via mail, if there is sufficient interest, I will summarize. Thanks in advance. Tom Roberts {ihnp4!}ihnet!tjr