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| author | jperkin <jperkin@pkgsrc.org> | 2014-05-08 11:21:24 +0000 |
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| committer | jperkin <jperkin@pkgsrc.org> | 2014-05-08 11:21:24 +0000 |
| commit | f22e5babbae6ab0371b07165dc3116dd14218505 (patch) | |
| tree | 03c7c3b5a194f77747f6cc68e147d7e20362c0c0 /misc/mbuffer/DESCR | |
| parent | 269b491658f2fe126f4c205acb377ccd6269f86d (diff) | |
| download | pkgsrc-f22e5babbae6ab0371b07165dc3116dd14218505.tar.gz | |
Import mbuffer-20140310 into pkgsrc, packaged by Brian Bennett.
mbuffer is a tool for buffering data streams with a large set of
unique features:
* direct support for TCP based network targets (IPv4 and IPv6)
* ability to send to multiple targets in parallel (distribution mode)
* support for multiple volumes
* I/O rate limitation
* high/low watermark based restart criteria
* configurable buffer size
* on the fly MD5 hash calculation
* highly efficient, multi-threaded implementation
It is especially useful, if you are writing backups to fast tape drives
or libraries.
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diff --git a/misc/mbuffer/DESCR b/misc/mbuffer/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..b6f519314a8 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/mbuffer/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +The mbuffer tool is used to buffer data streams and show the I/O rate +and summary to the user. It is especially useful for writing backups to +fast tape drives or streaming them over the network. If used correctly, +it can prevent buffer underruns and speed up the whole backup or +transfer process. |