read_file

read_file.c

char *string_from_file( char *name ) {
    int fd;
    fd = open( name, O_RDONLY );
    assert( fd > 0 );

    struct stat buf;
    fstat( fd, &buf );
    assert( S_ISREG( buf.st_mode ) );

    char *result = calloc( buf.st_size + 1, 1 );
    size_t rc = read( fd, result, buf.st_size );
    assert( rc == buf.st_size );
    close( fd );

    return result;
}