why GNU grep is fast

[Steven Hartland]

That's a good read for other things as Mike, thanks for taking the
time to pass on this knowledge :)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Haertel" <mike at ducky.net>
To: <gabor at freebsd.org>

> Anyway, just FYI, here's a quick summary of where GNU grep gets
> its speed.  Hopefully you can carry these ideas over to BSD grep.
> 
> #1 trick: GNU grep is fast because it AVOIDS LOOKING AT
> EVERY INPUT BYTE.
> 
> #2 trick: GNU grep is fast because it EXECUTES VERY FEW
> INSTRUCTIONS FOR EACH BYTE that it *does* look at.
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