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diff --git a/doc/fcopy.n b/doc/fcopy.n index e5dd1d6..d39c803 100644 --- a/doc/fcopy.n +++ b/doc/fcopy.n @@ -25,12 +25,15 @@ network sockets. .PP The \fBfcopy\fR command transfers data from \fIinchan\fR until end of file -or \fIsize\fR bytes have been -transferred. If no \fB\-size\fR argument is given, +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 \fIinchan\fR is copied to \fIoutchan\fR. Without the \fB\-command\fR option, \fBfcopy\fR blocks until the copy is complete -and returns the number of bytes written to \fIoutchan\fR. +and returns the number of bytes or characters (using the same rules as +for the \fB\-size\fR option) written to \fIoutchan\fR. .PP The \fB\-command\fR argument makes \fBfcopy\fR work in the background. In this case it returns immediately and the \fIcallback\fR is invoked @@ -174,3 +177,6 @@ vwait done eof(n), fblocked(n), fconfigure(n), file(n) .SH KEYWORDS blocking, channel, end of line, end of file, nonblocking, read, translation +'\" Local Variables: +'\" mode: nroff +'\" End: |