xcp(1)

💅 xcp(1) — proof-of-concept cp(1) with alternate copying mechanisms 💅

🌸 Name 🌸

xcp — proof-of-concept cp(1) with alternate copying mechanisms. bestie, it’s giving “what if copying files had more drama?” ✨

🎀 Syntax 🎀

xcp [-d] [-m|--mmap] [-s|--splice] fromfile tofile

✨ Description ✨

Copies the file from src to dst using mmap(2) or splice(2) instead of the read(2)-write(2) cycle that is normally used. mmap may actually be faster than the r/w cycle 👀🔥

💅 Options 💅

• -d — calls mmap(2) on both the source and destination, and does a memcpy(3). double mmap energy, no cap 🫶
• -m, --mmap — calls mmap(2) on the source and uses write(2) for the destination. mmap on one side, write on the other, iconic ✨
• -s, --splice — calls splice(2) on a pipe(2) pair. this is silly, but it is what it is because splice(2) does not support file-to-file transfers 💀🫠

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💖 okay bye bestie! this page came from hxtools, dated 2008-11-11, and it’s xcp(1) — mwah! 💖