---
name: "splice_from_pipe"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-4.9"
version: "4.9.228-1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/splice_from_pipe"
---

# splice\_from\_pipe(9)

splice data from a pipe to a file

## NAME

splice\_from\_pipe - splice data from a pipe to a file

## SYNOPSIS

**ssize\_t splice\_from\_pipe(struct pipe\_inode\_info \*** *pipe***, struct file \*** *out***, loff\_t \*** *ppos***, size\_t** *len***, unsigned int** *flags***, splice\_actor \*** *actor***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*pipe*

pipe to splice from

*out*

file to splice to

*ppos*

position in *out*

*len*

how many bytes to splice

*flags*

splice modifier flags

*actor*

handler that splices the data

## DESCRIPTION

See \_\_splice\_from\_pipe. This function locks the pipe inode, otherwise it's identical to **\_\_splice\_from\_pipe**.

## COPYRIGHT