SYNOPSIS

       throttle [-V] [-s blocksize ] [-w window ] [-bkmBKM] limit

DESCRIPTION

       throttle  copies the standard input to the standard output while limit-
       ing bandwidth to the specified maximum.

OPTIONS

       limit  The bandwidth limit in bits, kilobits,  megabits,  bytes,  kilo-
              bytes  or megabytes per second depending on the options -bkmBKM.

       -b, -k, -m
              Set the limit unit to bits, kilobits, or megabits per second.

       -B, -K, -M
              Set the limit unit to bytes, kilobytes, or megabytes per second.

       -s blocksize
              Set  the  I/O block size to blocksize bytes. Initially the block
              size is 512.

       -w window
              Window of time in seconds used for limit calculation.  Initially
              the window is 60 seconds.

       -V     Print the version number and copyright and exit.

       -h     Display help and exit.

BUGS

       Specifying  a  bandwidth  limit  greater than the rate of incoming data
       will not increase the speed of the pipeline.

AUTHOR

       James Klicman <james at klicman dot org>

SEE ALSO

       dd(1)



User Manuals                       JULY 2004                       THROTTLE(1)