On 2013-03-27 20:16 (GMT+1100) Basil Chupin composed:
On 27/03/13 18:58, Felix Miata wrote:
On 2013-03-27 17:54 (GMT+1100) Basil Chupin composed:
Now, just to throw the spanner into what otherwise would be a very dull situation :-) , I just copied a 7.1GB file to the external Seagate's ntfs formatted partition using the stock standard cp command and this took something like ~4 minutes as against what mc took to copy a smaller file last night of ~15 minutes (working from memory here I fully admit).
Were you perchance using MC's ftp connection to make its copy, but a Samba or NFS connection for the cp?
I go to the icon which will start the terminal console.
I type in mc and mc runs.
I highlight the destination directory, and I highlight the source directory and file.
I press F5 and mc starts to copy the file from the source to the destination, and as the copying progresses I get displayed the speed of the transfer and how much of the file has been copied so far and how much is yet to be copied and the ETA of the transfer.
Re using the cli 'cp', I open a terminal, type in 'cp <file-to-be-copied> <destination-for-the-copy> and press ENTER.
Now, you tell me if I was using ftp connection or a Samba or NFS connection?
Insufficient data. Open either left or right MC menu, and you'll find listed among others "ftP link". Using this can result in either source dir or destination dir or both accessed via ftp. This is normally used only for non-local filesystems, so I did and do not expect that you had. The word "perchance" implies weak likelihood, yet possible. For example, I use this (ftpfs) for fetching installation kernel and initrd from ftp5.gwdg.de's opensuse/factory subdir prior to beginning an HTTP oS installation. In your case I expected and expect not, but had to ask just in case, as it is a possible reason for a copy speed differential compared to using cl cp. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org