Avoid seeking on import (#188)
* Don't seek on imports (other than the possible seek for custom importers) We were seeking to handle blob markers. This has two major drawbacks: 1. It wasn't possible to use a non-seekable file. A use case for export/import is to copy database data. An intermediate file, and associated I/O, could be avoided using a pipe, but pipes aren't seekable. 2. Seeks cause file-buffer data to be discarded, making IO far more expensive. We didn't really need blob markers, because the preceeding blob data records serve as markers. (Now we're stuck with them for backward compatibility.) * Make cp's buffer size larger and configurable. * Use the storage temprary directory when importing blobs To avoid an extra copy. Also, allow the copy (cp) buffer sie to be overridden on export. (I see no obvious way to plumb it on import. :( ) * Oops, need to use a binary literal (Python 3) * Respond to PR comments
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