$ perl llildbf.pl big{1,2,3}.txt | cksum DB_File B-tree database - start fixed string length=12, threads=8, maps=32 get properties : 6.918 secs pack properties : 0.915 secs sort packed data : 0.948 secs write stdout : 0.763 secs total time : 9.548 secs count lines : 10545600 count unique : 10367603 2956888413 93308427 $ perl llildbf.pl --threads=16 --maps=64 big{1,2,3}.txt | cksum DB_File B-tree database - start fixed string length=12, threads=16, maps=64 get properties : 3.418 secs pack properties : 0.530 secs sort packed data : 0.933 secs write stdout : 0.390 secs total time : 5.274 secs count lines : 10545600 count unique : 10367603 2956888413 93308427 $ perl llildbf.pl --threads=24 --maps=64 big{1,2,3}.txt | cksum DB_File B-tree database - start fixed string length=12, threads=24, maps=64 get properties : 2.400 secs pack properties : 0.438 secs sort packed data : 0.935 secs write stdout : 0.297 secs total time : 4.076 secs count lines : 10545600 count unique : 10367603 2956888413 93308427 $ perl llildbf.pl --threads=48 --maps=max big{1,2,3}.txt | cksum DB_File B-tree database - start fixed string length=12, threads=48, maps=128 get properties : 1.387 secs pack properties : 0.318 secs sort packed data : 0.934 secs write stdout : 0.242 secs total time : 2.891 secs count lines : 10545600 count unique : 10367603 2956888413 93308427