phil@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Phil Howard KA9WGN) (06/28/91)
In setting up a new PC system that just arrived, where I will be putting lots of software in it, I am considering putting the executable for each different kind of software in different subdirectories and naming them all in the path. I just want to verify that this is not going to slow things down compared to simply putting ALL the executables in one single subdirectory. I don't think it would, but I just want to be sure from people who have tried the difference. -- /***************************************************************************\ / Phil Howard -- KA9WGN -- phil@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu | Guns don't aim guns at \ \ Lietuva laisva -- Brivu Latviju -- Eesti vabaks | people; CRIMINALS do!! / \***************************************************************************/
candren@jabba.ess.harris.com (Carl Andren) (06/29/91)
In <1991Jun27.213541.10771@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> phil@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Phil Howard KA9WGN) writes: >I just want to verify that this is not going to slow things down compared to >simply putting ALL the executables in one single subdirectory. I don't think >it would, but I just want to be sure from people who have tried the difference. A better method would be to create a subdirectory for batch files, then have your path point to this. You could have each batch file call up the appropriate program. A path searching many subdirectories will slow things down (such as when you call up a program) and it will also use up your environment space. Each program should have it's own subdirectory, unless it consists only of an executible (.EXE) file. This helps keep things neat.