splice_from_pipe (9) - Linux Manuals

splice_from_pipe: splice data from a pipe to a file

Command to display splice_from_pipe manual in Linux: $ man 9 splice_from_pipe

NAME

splice_from_pipe - splice data from a pipe to a file

SYNOPSIS

ssize_t splice_from_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info * pipe, struct file * out, loff_t * ppos, size_t len, unsigned int flags, splice_actor * actor);

ARGUMENTS

pipe

: pipe to splice from

out

: file to splice to

ppos

: position in out

len

: how many bytes to splice

flags

: splice modifier flags

actor

: handler that splices the data

DESCRIPTION

See __splice_from_pipe. This function locks the pipe inode, otherwise it's identical to __splice_from_pipe.

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