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.TH libsendfile 3LIB "24 Mar 2004" "SunOS 5.11" "Interface Libraries"
.SH NAME
libsendfile \- sendfile library
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
cc [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-lsendfile\fR [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
#include <sys/sendfile.h>
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The functions in this library provide routines that enable files to be sent
over sockets, buffers to be sent over sockets, files to be copied to files, and
buffers to be copied to files.
.SH INTERFACES
.sp
.LP
The shared object \fBlibsendfile.so.1\fR provides the public interfaces defined
below.  See \fBIntro\fR(3) for additional information on shared object
interfaces.
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab();
lw(2.75i) lw(2.75i) 
.
\fBsendfile\fR\fBsendfilev\fR
.TE

.sp
.LP
The following interfaces are unique to the 32-bit version of this library:
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab();
lw(2.75i) lw(2.75i) 
.
\fBsendfile64\fR\fBsendfilev64\fR
.TE

.SH FILES
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB/lib/libsendfile.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 28n
.rt  
shared object
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB/lib/64/libsendfile.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 28n
.rt  
64-bit shared object
.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab() box;
cw(2.75i) |cw(2.75i) 
lw(2.75i) |lw(2.75i) 
.
ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
Interface StabilityEvolving
_
MT-LevelMT-Safe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBpvs\fR(1), \fBIntro\fR(3), \fBsendfile\fR(3EXT), \fBsendfilev\fR(3EXT),
\fBattributes\fR(5)