---
name: "nbdkit-offset-filter"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "nbdkit"
version: "1.42.3-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nbdkit-offset-filter"
---

# nbdkit-offset-filter(1)

nbdkit offset filter

## NAME

nbdkit-offset-filter - nbdkit offset filter

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

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

## PARAMETERS

- **offset=**OFFSET

  The start offset.  The offset must be ≥ 0.

  This parameter is optional.  If not given then `"offset=0"` is assumed.

- **range=**LENGTH

  The length of data to serve.

  This parameter is optional.  If not given then the range is served starting from the offset through to the end of the underlying file/device.

Note it is an error if the offset and/or range specify data which lies beyond the end of the underlying device.  Use [**nbdkit-truncate-filter**(1)](/nbdkit-truncate-filter/1.md) to truncate or extend the size of plugins.

## EXAMPLES

### Serve part of a file

Using [**nbdkit-file-plugin**(1)](/nbdkit-file-plugin/1.md), serve the file `"disk.img"` starting at offset `"1M"`.  The total length served is `"100M"` (the underlying file must therefore be at least `"101M"` in length):

```
 nbdkit --filter=offset file disk.img offset=1M range=100M
```

### Serve a single partition

*An easier way to do this is with* ***nbdkit-partition-filter****(1).*

One way to serve a single partition from a disk is to find the start and length of the partition, eg using:

```
 $ parted disk.img -- unit b print
 ...
 Number  Start   End         Size        Type     File system  Flags
  1      65536B  104792575B  104727040B  primary  ext2
```

You can then serve the partition only using:

```
 nbdkit --filter=offset file disk.img offset=65536 range=104727040
```

## FILES

- *$filterdir/nbdkit-offset-filter.so*

  The filter.

  Use `"nbdkit --dump-config"` to find the location of `$filterdir`.

## VERSION

`"nbdkit-offset-filter"` first appeared in nbdkit 1.2.

## SEE ALSO

[**nbdkit**(1)](/nbdkit/1.md), [**nbdkit-file-plugin**(1)](/nbdkit-file-plugin/1.md), [**nbdkit-filter**(3)](/nbdkit-filter/3.md), [**nbdkit-partition-filter**(1)](/nbdkit-partition-filter/1.md), [**nbdkit-protect-filter**(1)](/nbdkit-protect-filter/1.md), [**nbdkit-tar-filter**(1)](/nbdkit-tar-filter/1.md), [**nbdkit-truncate-filter**(1)](/nbdkit-truncate-filter/1.md).

## AUTHORS

Eric Blake

Richard W.M. Jones

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright Red Hat

## LICENSE

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