From 0b6b506536c1ff50f1531d26be2fccfe86c74335 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zuntum Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 00:57:41 +0000 Subject: Move pkg/ files into package's toplevel directory --- misc/buffer/DESCR | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ misc/buffer/PLIST | 3 +++ misc/buffer/pkg/DESCR | 27 --------------------------- misc/buffer/pkg/PLIST | 3 --- 4 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-) create mode 100644 misc/buffer/DESCR create mode 100644 misc/buffer/PLIST delete mode 100644 misc/buffer/pkg/DESCR delete mode 100644 misc/buffer/pkg/PLIST (limited to 'misc/buffer') diff --git a/misc/buffer/DESCR b/misc/buffer/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..70a1cccc772 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/buffer/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +This is a program designed to speed up writing tapes on remote tape +drives. Requirements are shared memory and locks which normally +means that these are supported in your kernel. + +[for Free/NetBSD, this means you MUST have a kernel with + options SYSVSHM + compiled in - markm] + +Buffer has been tested under SunOS 4.0.*, SunOS 4.1.*, Solarix, HP-UX 7.0, +and Gould UTX 2.1A (sv universe). + +The program 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. + +I run an archive and need to write large chunks out to tape regularly +with an ethernet in the way. Using 'buffer' in a command like: + + tar cvf - stuff | rsh somebox "buffer > /dev/rst8" + +is a factor of 5 faster than the best alternative, gnu tar with its +remote tape option: + + tar cvf somebox:/dev/rst8 stuff diff --git a/misc/buffer/PLIST b/misc/buffer/PLIST new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..cdcdf82578b --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/buffer/PLIST @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +@comment $NetBSD: PLIST,v 1.1 2001/11/01 01:27:37 zuntum Exp $ +bin/buffer +man/man1/buffer.1.gz diff --git a/misc/buffer/pkg/DESCR b/misc/buffer/pkg/DESCR deleted file mode 100644 index 70a1cccc772..00000000000 --- a/misc/buffer/pkg/DESCR +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -This is a program designed to speed up writing tapes on remote tape -drives. Requirements are shared memory and locks which normally -means that these are supported in your kernel. - -[for Free/NetBSD, this means you MUST have a kernel with - options SYSVSHM - compiled in - markm] - -Buffer has been tested under SunOS 4.0.*, SunOS 4.1.*, Solarix, HP-UX 7.0, -and Gould UTX 2.1A (sv universe). - -The program 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. - -I run an archive and need to write large chunks out to tape regularly -with an ethernet in the way. Using 'buffer' in a command like: - - tar cvf - stuff | rsh somebox "buffer > /dev/rst8" - -is a factor of 5 faster than the best alternative, gnu tar with its -remote tape option: - - tar cvf somebox:/dev/rst8 stuff diff --git a/misc/buffer/pkg/PLIST b/misc/buffer/pkg/PLIST deleted file mode 100644 index ba4443057b1..00000000000 --- a/misc/buffer/pkg/PLIST +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ -@comment $NetBSD: PLIST,v 1.4 1998/03/10 14:42:22 frueauf Exp $ -bin/buffer -man/man1/buffer.1.gz -- cgit v1.2.3