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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml')
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1 files changed, 54 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml index 7db20e6343..719cbba2b8 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml @@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ <datatype> <name name="mode"/> </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="sendfile_option"/> + </datatype> </datatypes> <funcs> @@ -536,7 +539,7 @@ <desc> <p>Makes a hard link from <c><anno>Existing</anno></c> to <c><anno>New</anno></c>, on - platforms that support links (Unix). This function returns + platforms that support links (Unix and Windows). This function returns <c>ok</c> if the link was successfully created, or <c>{error, <anno>Reason</anno>}</c>. On platforms that do not support links, <c>{error,enotsup}</c> is returned.</p> @@ -563,11 +566,12 @@ <name name="make_symlink" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Make a symbolic link to a file or directory</fsummary> <desc> - <p>This function creates a symbolic link <c><anno>Name2</anno></c> to - the file or directory <c><anno>Name1</anno></c>, on platforms that - support - symbolic links (most Unix systems). <c><anno>Name1</anno></c> need not - exist. This function returns <c>ok</c> if the link was + <p>This function creates a symbolic link <c><anno>New</anno></c> to + the file or directory <c><anno>Existing</anno></c>, on platforms that + support symbolic links (most Unix systems and Windows beginning with + Vista). + <c><anno>Existing</anno></c> need not exist. + This function returns <c>ok</c> if the link was successfully created, or <c>{error, <anno>Reason</anno>}</c>. On platforms that do not support symbolic links, <c>{error, enotsup}</c> @@ -577,11 +581,11 @@ <tag><c>eacces</c></tag> <item> <p>Missing read or write permissions for the parent directories - of <c><anno>Name1</anno></c> or <c><anno>Name2</anno></c>.</p> + of <c><anno>Existing</anno></c> or <c><anno>New</anno></c>.</p> </item> <tag><c>eexist</c></tag> <item> - <p><c><anno>Name2</anno></c> already exists.</p> + <p><c><anno>New</anno></c> already exists.</p> </item> <tag><c>enotsup</c></tag> <item> @@ -1574,6 +1578,48 @@ </desc> </func> <func> + <name name="sendfile" arity="2"/> + <fsummary>send a file to a socket</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Sends the file <c>Filename</c> to <c>Socket</c>. + Returns <c>{ok, BytesSent}</c> if successful, + otherwise <c>{error, Reason}</c>.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name name="sendfile" arity="5"/> + <fsummary>send a file to a socket</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Sends <c>Bytes</c> from the file + referenced by <c>RawFile</c> beginning at <c>Offset</c> to + <c>Socket</c>. + Returns <c>{ok, BytesSent}</c> if successful, + otherwise <c>{error, Reason}</c>. If <c>Bytes</c> is set to + 0 all data after the given <c>Offset</c> is sent.</p> + <p>The file used must be opened using the raw flag, and the process + calling sendfile must be the controlling process of the socket. + See <seealso marker="gen_tcp#controlling_process-2">gen_tcp:controlling_process/2</seealso></p> + <p>If the OS used does not support sendfile, an Erlang fallback + using file:read and gen_tcp:send is used.</p> + <p>The option list can contain the following options: + <taglist> + <tag><c>chunk_size</c></tag> + <item>The chunk size used by the erlang fallback to send + data. If using the fallback, this should be set to a value + which comfortably fits in the systems memory. Default is 20 MB.</item> + </taglist> + </p> + <p>On operating systems with thread support, it is recommended to use + async threads. See the command line flag + <c>+A</c> in <seealso marker="erts:erl">erl(1)</seealso>. If it is not + possible to use async threads for sendfile, it is recommended to use + a relatively small value for the send buffer on the socket. Otherwise + the Erlang VM might loose some of its soft realtime guarantees. + Which size to use depends on the OS/hardware and the requirements + of the application.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> <name name="write" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Write to a file</fsummary> <desc> |