It is so slow: $ sudo wc -l /var/log/syslog 4982 /var/log/syslog $ sudo cat /var/log/syslog | bash -c "time gonzo" real 6m13,359s user 6m

It is so slow: $ sudo wc -l /var/log/syslog 4982 /var/log/syslog $ sudo cat /var/log/syslog | bash -c "time gonzo" real 6m13,359s user 6m42,317s sys 0m28,946s Six minutes on my virtual machine for 5 thousand lines.