1nbdkit-split-plugin(1) NBDKIT nbdkit-split-plugin(1)
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6 nbdkit-split-plugin - nbdkit plugin to concatenate split files into one
7 disk
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10 nbdkit split [file=]file1 [[file=]file2 [file=]file3 ...]
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13 "nbdkit-split-plugin" is a file plugin for nbdkit(1). One or more
14 filenames may be given using the "FILENAME" parameter. These files are
15 logically concatenated into a single disk image.
16 If you want to add a virtual partition table, see
18 nbdkit-partitioning-plugin(1).
19 Differences from nbdkit-file-plugin
21 Normally to serve a single file you should use nbdkit-file-plugin(1).
22 This plugin differs from nbdkit-file-plugin as follows:
23 • nbdkit-file-plugin is faster and more efficient. It has a fully
25 parallel implementation, and does not have to deal with the
26 complexity of locating the correct file to serve or splitting
27 requests across files.
28 • nbdkit-file-plugin allows you to resize the underlying file
30 dynamically. The underlying files must not be resized when using
31 the split plugin.
32 • nbdkit-file-plugin can handle block devices, but the split plugin
34 can only handle plain files.
35 • nbdkit-file-plugin handles writes of blocks of zeroes efficiently,
37 but the split plugin cannot.
38 • nbdkit-file-plugin can "punch holes" in the backing file in
40 response to a trim request from the client, but the split plugin
41 does not support this.
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44 [file=]FILENAME
45 One or more files to open. They are logically concatenated in the
46 order they appear on the command line.
47 This parameter must appear at least once.
49 "file=" is a magic config key and may be omitted in most cases.
51 See "Magic parameters" in nbdkit(1).
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54 $plugindir/nbdkit-split-plugin.so
55 The plugin.
56 Use "nbdkit --dump-config" to find the location of $plugindir.
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60 "nbdkit-split-plugin" first appeared in nbdkit 1.2.
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63 nbdkit(1), nbdkit-plugin(3), nbdkit-file-plugin(1),
64 nbdkit-partitioning-plugin(1).
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67 Richard W.M. Jones
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