" Copies data between one file descriptor and another. Because this copying\n"
" is done within the kernel, sendfile does not need to transfer data to and\n"
" from user space.\n"
+" -q -- quiet mode, do not write anything to standard output.\n"
" -f -- specifies an input file from which to source data to write\n"
" -i -- specifies an input file name from which to source data to write.\n"
" An offset and length in the source file can be optionally specified.\n"
sendfile_cmd.argmax = -1;
sendfile_cmd.flags = CMD_NOMAP_OK | CMD_FOREIGN_OK;
sendfile_cmd.args =
- _("-i infile | -f N [off len]");
+ _("[-q] -i infile | -f N [off len]");
sendfile_cmd.oneline =
_("Transfer data directly between file descriptors");
sendfile_cmd.help = sendfile_help;
Truncates the current file at the given offset using
.BR ftruncate (2).
.TP
-.BI "sendfile \-i " srcfile " | \-f " N " [ " "offset length " ]
+.BI "sendfile [ \-q ] \-i " srcfile " | \-f " N " [ " "offset length " ]
On platforms which support it, allows a direct in-kernel copy between
two file descriptors. The current open file is the target, the source
must be specified as another open file
.RB ( \-f )
or by path
.RB ( \-i ).
+.RS 1.0i
+.B \-q
+quiet mode, do not write anything to standard output.
+.RE
.TP
.BI "readdir [ -v ] [ -o " offset " ] [ -l " length " ] "
Read a range of directory entries from a given offset of a directory.