Sendfile

In computing, sendfile is a command which can be found in a number of contexts relating to data transmission:

* Sendfile (Unix), a push-based asynchronous file transfer, regardless of whether local or remote, using the Simple Asynchronous File Transfer (SAFT), an Internet protocol bound to TCP port 487[1]
* Sendfile (IBM VM), a command to transfer a file asynchronously from one VM/CMS user to another, regardless of whether local or remote
* Sendfile (system call), a system call.[2][3]
* As a command within an Instant messaging application.

## Notes

1. ↑ Ulli Horlacher (2008-05-01). "SAFT / sendfile". http://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/saft/index.html. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
2. ↑ `sendfile(2)`: transfer data between file descriptors – Linux Programmer's Manual – System Calls
3. ↑ `sendfile(2)`: send a file to a socket – FreeBSD System Calls Manual

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