6/3 If you "cat" a long file, then you minimize the window during that
\- iconify > minimize
time, what happens to stdout/the output while the window is minimized?
\_ If you're on a remote system, it's sent over the wire, where
it's ignored by your window manager. If you're on a local
system, you can reduce the amount of time it takes your prompt
to return by writing the output to a file because the video
card is no longer bottlenecking the execution of the job.
\_ "ignored by your window manager" also means you'll get to the
end of the file faster for the same video display update reason
if your video card *really* sucks. A modern video card won't be
a bottle neck in either case. |