nhmk/examples/other/cat_nonblock.c

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/*
* cat_nonblock.c - open a file and display its contents, but exit rather than
* wait for input.
*/
#include <errno.h> /* for errno */
#include <fcntl.h> /* for open */
#include <stdio.h> /* standard I/O */
#include <stdlib.h> /* for exit */
#include <unistd.h> /* for read */
#define MAX_BYTES 1024 * 4
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
int fd; /* The file descriptor for the file to read */
size_t bytes; /* The number of bytes read */
char buffer[MAX_BYTES]; /* The buffer for the bytes */
/* Usage */
if (argc != 2) {
printf("Usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
puts("Reads the content of a file, but doesn't wait for input");
exit(-1);
}
/* Open the file for reading in non blocking mode */
fd = open(argv[1], O_RDONLY | O_NONBLOCK);
/* If open failed */
if (fd == -1) {
puts(errno == EAGAIN ? "Open would block" : "Open failed");
exit(-1);
}
/* Read the file and output its contents */
do {
/* Read characters from the file */
bytes = read(fd, buffer, MAX_BYTES);
/* If there's an error, report it and die */
if (bytes == -1) {
if (errno = EAGAIN)
puts("Normally I'd block, but you told me not to");
else
puts("Another read error");
exit(-1);
}
/* Print the characters */
if (bytes > 0) {
for (int i = 0; i < bytes; i++)
putchar(buffer[i]);
}
/* While there are no errors and the file isn't over */
} while (bytes > 0);
return 0;
}