std.file or stream

[Kar]

Christopher Wright Wrote:

> Kar wrote:
> > Im trying to index a very large document collections. I need to know which file access method is faster, either std.file read all data into buffer or use stream.
> > 
> > i didnt understand stream very well, does it store file strings in memory or just a pointer to exact disc location.
> > 
> > The index file could be more than 10GBs, so which method is better.
> 
> std.mmfile for the win.
> 
> Try the higher-level interface in std.stream.MmFileStream.

Im developing the program under win machine but it will be run as a linux daemon. So mmfile is not an option for me. But i think i understand more about stream now, thanks alot. btw, any other option for buffer file other than mmfile?