# clone-buffer

> Easier Buffer cloning in node.

Latest version **1.0.0** (published 2016-09-25) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install clone-buffer
pnpm add clone-buffer
yarn add clone-buffer
bun add clone-buffer
```

## Health

**Score 15/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.

Positive: no vulnerabilities.

Warnings: low downloads; no types; no esm support.

Negative: abandoned; low maintenance score.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Published | 2016-09-25 |
| First published | 2016-09-25 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Node | >= 0.10 |
| Dependencies | 0 |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 9 |
| Author | Gulp Team |
| Maintainers | phated |
| Keywords | buffer, clone, from, copy |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/clone-buffer
- Repository: https://github.com/gulpjs/clone-buffer
- Homepage: https://github.com/gulpjs/clone-buffer#readme
- Issues: https://github.com/gulpjs/clone-buffer/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/clone-buffer

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## Recent versions

- 1.0.0 (latest) — 2016-09-25

## README

<p align="center">
  <a href="http://gulpjs.com">
    <img height="257" width="114" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gulpjs/artwork/master/gulp-2x.png">
  </a>
</p>

# clone-buffer

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Easier Buffer cloning in node.

## Example

```js
var cloneBuffer = require('clone-buffer');

var buffer = new Buffer('test');
var cloned = cloneBuffer(buffer);
// buffer !== cloned
```

## API

### `cloneBuffer(buffer)`

Takes a `Buffer` object and returns a clone.  Throws if a non-`Buffer` is passed.

## License

MIT

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