Is the ST really worth the effort here?

I can understand the "premature optimization" argument here, but I can also understand it if merlyn (Randal Schwartz) types the top two lines of this optimization in his sleep, or at least with a single keystroke. ;)

While the /proc filesystem is not actually a filesystem as such, and a clone in /var would probably not have -M issues, either, the same pruning script would be useful in many different circumstances. If trying to run it on a slower link, such as an SMB mounted share across the corporate campus, on a per-hour cron job, I'd definitely want such an optimization.

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In reply to Re: Re: •Re: Keeping only the $n newest files/directories in a diretory? by halley
in thread Keeping only the $n newest files/directories in a diretory? by Anonymous Monk

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