Re:Show HN: Kekkai – a simple, fast file integrity monitorin...
by catatsuy on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @08:23PM
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By fast I mean two things:
Files are hashed in parallel, so large sets can be processed quickly.
On repeated runs, unchanged files skip hashing with a default 90% probability using a cache. This keeps checks lightweight even at scale
What does "fast" mean here? Fast compared to what?