diff --git a/io/iob_init.3 b/io/iob_init.3
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+.TH iob_init 3
+.SH NAME
+iob_init \- initialize new I/O batch
+.SH SYNTAX
+.B #include <libowfat/iob.h>
+
+int \fBiob_init\fP(io_batch* b,size_t hint_entries);
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+iob_init initializes \fI*b\fR with enough space allocated for
+\fIhint_entries\fR entries (buffers or files). This is purely a
+performance hint, if you are unsure just pass 1.
+
+You can add buffers, strings and files to an I/O batch and then send it
+all at once using iob_send.
+
+The benefit of the I/O batch API is that it exploits platform specific
+APIs like FreeBSD's sendfile.  The file contents will always be sent in
+a way that allows the operating systems to perform zero copy TCP, and
+the buffers will always be sent using as few syscalls as possible and
+avoiding unnecessary copying (using writev).
+.SH "RETURN VALUE"
+iob_init returns 0 on success. If there was a memory allocation error,
+it returns -1 instead.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+iob_new(3), iob_init_autofree(3), iob_reset(3), iob_send(3), iob_addbuf(3), iob_adds_free(3), iob_addfile(3)
diff --git a/io/iob_init_autofree.3 b/io/iob_init_autofree.3
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+.TH iob_init 3
+.SH NAME
+iob_init_autofree \- initialize new I/O batch with autofree flag set
+.SH SYNTAX
+.B #include <libowfat/iob.h>
+
+int \fBiob_init_autofree\fP(io_batch* b,size_t hint_entries);
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+iob_init_autofree initializes \fI*b\fR with enough space allocated for
+\fIhint_entries\fR entries (buffers or files). This is purely a
+performance hint, if you are unsure just pass 1.
+
+The autofree flag will be set, which means resources will be freed in
+\fIiob_send\fR once they have been sent out, not only once you call \fIiob_reset\fR
+or \fIiob_free\fR at the end. You still have to call those as autofree only
+frees resources to be sent in the batch, not the resources of the batch
+itself.
+
+You can add buffers, strings and files to an I/O batch and then send it
+all at once using iob_send.
+
+The benefit of the I/O batch API is that it exploits platform specific
+APIs like FreeBSD's sendfile.  The file contents will always be sent in
+a way that allows the operating systems to perform zero copy TCP, and
+the buffers will always be sent using as few syscalls as possible and
+avoiding unnecessary copying (using writev).
+.SH "RETURN VALUE"
+iob_init returns 0 on success. If there was a memory allocation error,
+it returns -1 instead.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+iob_new(3), iob_init_autofree(3), iob_reset(3), iob_send(3), iob_addbuf(3), iob_adds_free(3), iob_addfile(3)
diff --git a/io/iob_new_autofree.3 b/io/iob_new_autofree.3
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+.TH iob_new_autofree 3
+.SH NAME
+iob_new_autofree \- create new I/O batch with autofree flag set
+.SH SYNTAX
+.B #include <libowfat/iob.h>
+
+io_batch* \fBiob_new_autofree\fP(size_t hint_entries);
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+iob_new_autofree creates a new I/O batch with enough space allocated for
+\fIhint_entries\fR entries (buffers or files). This is purely a
+performance hint. If you are unsure just pass 1.
+
+The autofree flag will be set, which means resources will be freed in
+\fIiob_send\fR once they have been sent out, not only once you call \fIiob_reset\fR
+or \fIiob_free\fR at the end. You still have to call those as autofree only
+frees resources to be sent in the batch, not the resources of the batch
+itself.
+
+You can add buffers, strings and files to an I/O batch and then send it
+all at once using iob_send.
+
+The benefit of the I/O batch API is that it exploits platform specific
+APIs like FreeBSD's sendfile.  The file contents will always be sent in
+a way that allows the operating systems to perform zero copy TCP, and
+the buffers will always be sent using as few syscalls as possible and
+avoiding unnecessary copying (using writev).
+.SH "RETURN VALUE"
+iob_new_autofree returns a pointer to an I/O batch data structure.  If
+there was a memory allocation error, it returns NULL instead.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+iob_new(3), iob_init(3), iob_reset(3), iob_send(3), iob_addbuf(3), iob_adds_free(3), iob_addfile(3)