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@@ -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 |