| Name : buffer
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| Version : 1.19
| Vendor : MandrakeSoft
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| Release : 2mdk
| Date : 2003-01-30 22:17:46
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| Group : Archiving/Backup
| Source RPM : buffer-1.19-2mdk.src.rpm
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| Size : 0.03 MB
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| Packager : Lenny Cartier < lenny_mandrakesoft_com>
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| Summary : General purpose buffer program
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Description :
This is a program designed to speed up writing tapes on remote tape
drives. After startup it splits itself into two processes. The first
process reads (and reblocks) from stdin into a shared memory buffer.
The second writes from the shared memory buffer to stdout. Doing it this way
means that the writing side effectly sits in a tight write loop and
doesn\'t have to wait for input. Similarly for the input side. It is
this waiting that slows down other reblocking processes, like dd.
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