char *buffer_read_string(struct line_buffer *buf, uint32_t len);
int buffer_read_char(struct line_buffer *buf);
void buffer_read_binary(struct line_buffer *buf, struct strbuf *sb, uint32_t len);
-void buffer_copy_bytes(struct line_buffer *buf, off_t len);
+/* Returns number of bytes read (not necessarily written). */
+off_t buffer_copy_bytes(struct line_buffer *buf, off_t len);
off_t buffer_skip_bytes(struct line_buffer *buf, off_t len);
#endif