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Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 01:53:00 +0100
From: bert hubert <ahu@ds9a.nl>
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Subject: Re: 2.4 sendfile() not doing as manpage promises?
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On Sat, Nov 18, 2000 at 03:15:28PM -0800, Dan Hollis wrote:

> > In that case, the wording of the manpage needs to be changed, as it
> > implies that 'either or both' of the filedescriptors can be sockets.
> 
> Its quite clear.
> 
> DESCRIPTION
>        This  call copies data between file descriptor and another
>        file  descriptor  or  socket.   in_fd  should  be  a  file
>        descriptor   opened  for  reading.   out_fd  should  be  a
>        descriptor opened for writing or a connected socket.
> 
> in_fd must be a file, out_fd can be a file or socket.

My manpages must be outdated then, my manpage is from 1 Dec 1998. Thanks for
the correction.

Regards,

bert hubert


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