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diff --git a/misc/buffer/Makefile b/misc/buffer/Makefile
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+# New ports collection makefile for:	buffer
+# Version required:     1.17
+# Date created:         23 February 1998
+# Whom:                 Joao Carlos Mendes Luis <jonny@jonny.eng.br>
+#
+# $Id$
+#
+
+DISTNAME=	buffer-1.17
+CATEGORIES=	misc
+MASTER_SITES=	http://www.freebsd.org/~steve/
+
+MAINTAINER=	jonny@jonny.eng.br
+
+NO_WRKSUBDIR=	yes
+MAN1=		buffer.1
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/misc/buffer/distinfo b/misc/buffer/distinfo
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+MD5 (buffer-1.17.tar.gz) = 6c5236ed99f4df0832623f4c0498c681
diff --git a/misc/buffer/pkg-comment b/misc/buffer/pkg-comment
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+Buffer sporadic I/O for faster tape and pipe throughput.
diff --git a/misc/buffer/pkg-descr b/misc/buffer/pkg-descr
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+This is a program designed initially to speed up writing tapes on remote
+tape drives, but may be used as a general pipe buffering utility.
+Note: You must have SYSVSHM support in FreeBSD kernel.
+
+The program splits itself into two processes.  The first process reads
+(and reblocks) from stdin into a shared memory buffer.  The second
+writes from the shared memory buffer to stdout.  Doing it this way
+means that the writing side effectly sits in a tight write loop and
+doesn't have to wait for input.  Similarly for the input side.  It is
+this waiting that slows down other reblocking processes, like dd.
diff --git a/misc/buffer/pkg-plist b/misc/buffer/pkg-plist
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+bin/buffer