On 15. Sep 2017, at 14:00, Anastasiou A. a.anastasiou@swansea.ac.uk wrote: Quick question: Is there any document / URL where I could find out more about how does Basex access the disk during its operation?
For example, are there any reads to be expected during executing a query?
You can have a look at Christian's dissertation:
http://files.basex.org/publications/Gruen%20%5B2010%5D,%20Storing%20and%20Qu...
That way you can at least get a picture of the inner organisation of the storage system and may deduce some access patterns?
http://docs.basex.org/wiki/Storage_Layout may help as well?