vcs-svn: remove spurious semicolons

[thirdparty/git.git] / vcs-svn / line_buffer.txt

diff --git a/vcs-svn/line_buffer.txt b/vcs-svn/line_buffer.txt
index 4e8fb719c1745de96a64e7fd4cb49fd2538811aa..e89cc41d562448ad65a42b039dcf06a8c38e3335 100644 (file)
--- a/vcs-svn/line_buffer.txt
+++ b/vcs-svn/line_buffer.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,28 @@ The calling program:
 When finished, the caller can use `buffer_reset` to deallocate
 resources.
 
+Using temporary files
+---------------------
+
+Temporary files provide a place to store data that should not outlive
+the calling program.  A program
+
+ - initializes a `struct line_buffer` to LINE_BUFFER_INIT
+ - requests a temporary file with `buffer_tmpfile_init`
+ - acquires an output handle by calling `buffer_tmpfile_rewind`
+ - uses standard I/O functions like `fprintf` and `fwrite` to fill
+   the temporary file
+ - declares writing is over with `buffer_tmpfile_prepare_to_read`
+ - can re-read what was written with `buffer_read_line`,
+   `buffer_read_string`, and so on
+ - can reuse the temporary file by calling `buffer_tmpfile_rewind`
+   again
+ - removes the temporary file with `buffer_deinit`, perhaps to
+   reuse the line_buffer for some other file.
+
+When finished, the calling program can use `buffer_reset` to deallocate
+resources.
+
 Functions
 ---------