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diff --git a/misc/team/DESCR b/misc/team/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..ff1cf0979d9 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/team/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +Submitted-By: pcg@aber.ac.uk (Piercarlo Grandi) +Posting-Number: Volume 27, Issue 195 +Archive-Name: team/part01 + +There exist a few filters that help tapes streams by buffering IO and +allowing reads to overlaps with writes under Unix. Most of these filters +rely on relatively unportable features, for example SYSV like shared +memory. + +team is a filter that runs essentially unchanged on any Unix version, as +it relies only on features present in V7. A number of team processes +(team members) share a common input fd and a common output fd, and they +take turns at reading from the former and writing to the latter; they +synchronize by using a ring of pipes between them, where a "read-enable" +and a "write-enable" token circulate. + +The team source is GPL'ed, and it comes with no warranty. |