Re: To -F or not to -F? That is the question.

[Golda Velez <gvelez@iwhome.com>]

Indexing the files separately would certainly be more efficient - the -F
option only narrows down the result set, it doesn't speed up the search
time.  But if you need ability to specify various, possibly overlapping,
subsets by regexp, then -F is the way to go.

--G 

At 03:46 PM 5/16/00 -0400, Sam Tregar wrote:
>Hello all.  I've got a situation where I need to selectively search a
>subset of a set of files.  I've come up with two solutions and I thought
>I'd see if anyone has any advice for me on choosing between them.  My
>cheif concern is performance, but manageability runs a close
>second!  Here's my ideas:
>
>1) Use the -F option to limit searches based on filename.  This will work
>since the files I need to select are marked in their names.  I would then
>be able to run one glimpseserver that could handle all requests.
>
>2) Index each set of distinct files separately and run a separate
>glimpseserver for each group.  This will also work, as long as I have a
>different -H dir for each group.
>
>So, what do the experts say?  Do you need more information about my task?
>
>-sam
>
>
>
>
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