[6a19dedc2e] "Clarified" what the units are that [chan copy] uses for -size and that synchronous copying returns.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/doc/chan.n b/doc/chan.n
index 7ea0d19..36d56f8 100644
--- a/doc/chan.n
+++ b/doc/chan.n
@@ -287,12 +287,14 @@ slow destinations like network sockets.
 .RS
 .PP
 The \fBchan copy\fR command transfers data from \fIinputChan\fR until
-end of file or \fIsize\fR bytes have been transferred. If no
-\fB\-size\fR argument is given, then the copy goes until end of file.
-All the data read from \fIinputChan\fR is copied to \fIoutputChan\fR.
-Without the \fB\-command\fR option, \fBchan copy\fR blocks until the
-copy is complete and returns the number of bytes written to
-\fIoutputChan\fR.
+end of file or \fIsize\fR bytes or characters have been transferred;
+\fIsize\fR is in bytes if the two channels are using the same encoding,
+and is in characters otherwise.  If no \fB\-size\fR argument is given,
+then the copy goes until end of file. All the data read from
+\fIinputChan\fR is copied to \fIoutputChan\fR.  Without the
+\fB\-command\fR option, \fBchan copy\fR blocks until the copy is
+complete and returns the number of bytes or characters (using the same
+rules as for the \fB\-size\fR option) written to \fIoutputChan\fR.
 .PP
 The \fB\-command\fR argument makes \fBchan copy\fR work in the
 background.  In this case it returns immediately and the