class Net::SSH::Buffer

Returns the buffer object itself.

would otherwise tend to grow without bound.
to be appended. It helps to keep the size of buffers down when they
buffer that has previously been read, when you are expecting more data
unless otherwise specified. This is useful for removing data from the
Consumes n bytes from the buffer, where n is the current position

def consume!(n = position)
  if n >= length
    # optimize for a fairly common case
    clear!
  elsif n > 0
    @content = @content[n..-1] || String.new
    @position -= n
    @position = 0 if @position < 0
  end
  self
end