[Question] Executing `printf` command is very slow
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Description
Version Information
Cmder version: Version 1.3.25.328
Operating system:
Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version: 23H2
Processor: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13950HX 2.20 GHz
Installed RAM: 64.0 GB (63.7 GB usable)
Cmder Edition
Cmder Full (with Git)
Description of the issue
cmder take around 2 to 3 senconds to execute the printf command see the screenshot and the log file taken from debug feature:
How to reproduce
I have a batch script that prints valid custom "profiles" that I created for my work. It took a lot of time to print the whole table. I can share with you an example.
`@echo off
setlocal
call colors.bat
ECHO.
printf "%IPurple%Valid Profiles are:%Full_Color_Reset%"
ECHO.
printf "-----------------------------------------------\n"
printf "| Profile | Proyect |\n"
printf "-----------------------------------------------\n"
printf "|LRD ------------> L. & R. Distributors, Inc |\n"
printf "|etrain ---------> Dematic's Etrain |\n"
printf "|ELI-LILLY-CON---> Elli Lilly Concord |\n"
printf "|Eli-Lilly-RTP --> Elli Lilly RTP |\n"
printf "|Eli-Lilly-IDAP -> Elli Lilly Indianapolis |\n"
printf "|ACE ------------> ACE Hardware |\n"
printf "|GRI ------------> Groupe Robert Inc. |\n"
printf "|loblaw ---------> Loblaw. |\n"
printf "|AMC ------------> Americold. |\n"
printf "|CE -------------> Cooper Electric. |\n"
printf "|CEMD -----------> Capital Electric MD. |\n"
printf "|NC -------------> North Coast. |\n"
printf "|HH -------------> Home Hardware. |\n"
printf "-----------------------------------------------\n"
ECHO.
printf "%IYellow%example:%Full_Color_Reset%"
ECHO.
rem // Store current code page in a variable for later restore (optional):
for /F "tokens=2 delims=:" %%C in ('chcp') do set /A "$CP=%%C"
rem // Change code page to UTF-8 Unicode:
chcp 65001 > nul
printf "%IWhite%λ%Full_Color_Reset% switchCmderProfile GRI"
rem // Restore original code page (optional):
chcp %$CP% > nul
ECHO.
endlocal`
Additional context
This started to happen suddenly, this problem started a couple of weeks ago, the terminal is executed with admin rights all the time
Checklist
- I have read the documentation.
- I have searched for similar issues and found none that describe my issue.
- I have reproduced the issue on the latest version of Cmder.
- I am certain my issues are not related to ConEmu, Clink, or other third-party tools that Cmder uses.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by running the supplied batch script and reviewing the attached cmder.debug.csv to compare the timing of each printf invocation. Done means identifying the cause of the 2–3 second delay and validating a fix against the same profile output.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- shell
- Domain
- cli, performance
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100