Re^3: Identical Files to Symbolic Links

Oh, but there is! It's much better to read each file once (O(n)) rather than compare all the pairs of files (O(n²)).

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Re^4: Identical Files to Symbolic Links by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Nov 10, 2005 at 04:01 UTC
Who talked about comparing all the pairs individually? I outlined a solution that would require reading all files exactly once and only once (instead of at least twice, as with any checksum approach). Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply]
Re^5: Identical Files to Symbolic Links by jdporter (Paladin) on Nov 10, 2005 at 15:38 UTC
Who talked about comparing all the pairs individually? The OP did. I outlined a solution.... Good; I wasn't talking about your solution. We're building the house of the future together.	[reply]