nbdkit-offset-filter(1)

1nbdkit-offset-filter(1)             NBDKIT             nbdkit-offset-filter(1)
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NAME

6       nbdkit-offset-filter - nbdkit offset filter
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SYNOPSIS

9        nbdkit --filter=offset plugin offset=OFFSET range=LENGTH [plugin-args...]
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DESCRIPTION

12       "nbdkit-offset-filter" is a filter that limits requests to the byte
13       range "[offset .. offset+range-1]" within another plugin.
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PARAMETERS

16       offset=OFFSET
17           The start offset.  The offset must be ≥ 0.
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19           This parameter is optional.  If not given then "offset=0" is
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22       range=LENGTH
23           The length of data to serve.
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25           This parameter is optional.  If not given then the range is served
26           starting from the offset through to the end of the underlying
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29       Note it is an error if the offset and/or range specify data which lies
30       beyond the end of the underlying device.  Use nbdkit-truncate-filter(1)
31       to truncate or extend the size of plugins.
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EXAMPLES

34   Serve part of a file
35       Using nbdkit-file-plugin(1), serve the file "disk.img" starting at
36       offset "1M".  The total length served is "100M" (the underlying file
37       must therefore be at least "101M" in length):
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39        nbdkit --filter=offset file disk.img offset=1M range=100M
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41   Serve a single partition
42       An easier way to do this is with nbdkit-partition-filter(1).
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44       One way to serve a single partition from a disk is to find the start
45       and length of the partition, eg using:
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47        $ parted disk.img -- unit b print
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49        Number  Start   End         Size        Type     File system  Flags
50         1      65536B  104792575B  104727040B  primary  ext2
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52       You can then serve the partition only using:
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54        nbdkit --filter=offset file disk.img offset=65536 range=104727040
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FILES

57       $filterdir/nbdkit-offset-filter.so
58           The filter.
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60           Use "nbdkit --dump-config" to find the location of $filterdir.
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VERSION

63       "nbdkit-offset-filter" first appeared in nbdkit 1.2.
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AUTHORS

71       Eric Blake
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73       Richard W.M. Jones
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COPYRIGHT

76       Copyright Red Hat
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LICENSE

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109nbdkit-1.36.2                     2023-11-26           nbdkit-offset-filter(1)