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authorB. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com>2022-03-13 16:34:47 -0400
committerB. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com>2022-03-13 16:34:47 -0400
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libraries/pysendfile: Wrap README at 72 columns.
Signed-off-by: B. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com>
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A Python interface to sendfile(2) syscall.
-sendfile(2) is a system call which provides a "zero-copy" way of copying data
-from one file descriptor to another (a socket).
+sendfile(2) is a system call which provides a "zero-copy" way of
+copying data from one file descriptor to another (a socket).
-The phrase "zero-copy" refers to the fact that all of the copying of data
-between the two descriptors is done entirely by the kernel, with no
-copying of data into userspace buffers. This is particularly useful
+The phrase "zero-copy" refers to the fact that all of the copying of
+data between the two descriptors is done entirely by the kernel, with
+no copying of data into userspace buffers. This is particularly useful
when sending a file over a socket (e.g. FTP).