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Here are the timings I've clocked to help you decide which lister to use.
Sorting a huge HD FFS directory with 247 filenames (12-20 chars each)
timed with a Swiss Made Tradition Stop Watch (with 10th of a second
precision) and timed 12 attempts for each and then averaged,
on a 640 x 200 standard Workbench 1.3 screen, full window, ARP,
and with FastFont cleanII.
LONG list output:
to sort to complete display size
------- ------------------- ----
WB13 list NO SORT AVAILABLE! 9972
DR1.2 -L 8.3 secs 20.0 secs 17104
DR1.3 -L -I 6.0 secs 18.0 secs 19016
newlist40 5.7 secs 18.7 secs 13484
ARP list 7.3 secs 18.5 secs 2500
newlist49 5.7 secs 17.9 secs 15120
newlist49-ls 5.7 secs 17.4 secs 15120
ls -al 6.0 secs 16.2 secs 16028
newlist50 5.9 secs 16.2 secs 18708
newlist5a 5.8 secs 15.7 secs 18154
newlist5a-ls 5.8 secs 15.7 secs 18154
ls-4.11jr 6.3 secs 15.5 secs 11504
(Note Newlist times. Each new version adds cubic tons of new things,
yet the times still tend to get better! :-)
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SHORT list output:
WB13 dir 14.4 secs 20.5 secs 8772
DR1.2 8.3 secs 12.5 secs 17104
ARP dir 6.9 secs 12.0 secs 2200
ls-4.11jr 6.4 secs 10.2 secs 11504
dr1.3 -I 6.0 secs 10.0 secs 19016
ls -aI 6.2 secs 10.0 secs 16028
newlist40 -q 5.7 secs 10.0 secs 13484
newlist49 -q 5.7 secs 9.3 secs 15120
newlist5a -q 5.7 secs 8.7 secs 18154
Note: Don't flame me if you don't like the times. Each time has been
taken at least a dozen times apiece to get the most accurate time.
Also note my setup above. If you use Interlace, a smaller window,
non-fast fonts, have >68000, or are reading floppy disks, your
times will vary greatly compared to mine.
Newlist has more options!
o Date ** Construction **
o Print kit ** Construction **
o Recursion
o Multiple paths
o a Quick display and Quick Display with file sizes
o ENV: support
o Character Filters (ie only dirs g-l lowercase only)
o Group Displays
o UNIX complex wildcards
o Very fast sort routines
o Variety of sorts by date, name, comment, and size (blocks, bytes, or
keys)
o Flags, Flags, and more flags!
o Support for CUSTOMIZED versions.
Now that we know what the best lister is, let's send a Tuitionware Buck!
Phil Dietz