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- Usage: slow [-h] [-r<repeat>] [-b<blocksize>] [-l<lagtime>] <bps>[file ...]
- where <bps> is the number of blocks per second to print.
- If no filenames are given, stdin is read.
- Options:
- -b: Set the block size to <blocksize> characters. The default is 1.
- If 0 is given, the block size become the size of the entire file.
- A block of characters is written at each interval (not neccessarily
- in one write operation).
- -h: Print this help.
- -l<lagtime>: The maximum amount of time that slow will try to catch up on,
- in milliseconds. If slow oversleeps due to CPU load, being suspended,
- etc., it tries to catch up by outputting a larger number of blocks
- than normal. If slow oversleeps more than <lagtime>, only <lagtime>'s
- worth of blocks is output. The default is 100 mS. Use 0 to eliminate
- the cap. slow also tries to compensate for output lag due to input
- throttling (input available at a lower rate than requested on output)
- and output throttling (flow control, etc.).
- -r<repeat>: Output each file <repeat> times. If <repeat> is 0, the first
- file named is repeated indefinitely. The program may be halted by
- keyboard interrupt.
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