How to use grep efficiently?
If you have xargs installed on a multi-core processor, you can benefit from the following just in case someone is interested. Environment: Processor: Dual Quad-core 2.4GHz Memory: 32 GB Number of files: 584450 Total Size: ~ 35 GB Tests: 1. Find the necessary files, pipe them to xargs and tell it to execute 8 instances. … Read more