From a55512edbe175e96a2120be569232274b27e582f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: akiyamn
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2020 23:33:45 +1000
Subject: Functionality of Task 1 done

---
 fileutil.c | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

(limited to 'fileutil.c')

diff --git a/fileutil.c b/fileutil.c
index af98a1b..266569f 100644
--- a/fileutil.c
+++ b/fileutil.c
@@ -1,17 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * fileutil.c
+ * 
+ *  Alexander Occhipinti
+ * Student ID: 29994705
+ * Created: 3 Sep 2020
+ * Last Modified: 3 Sep 2020
+ * 
+ * fileutil is a program which is a utility for files. It combines the functionality of cat cp and mv.
+ * This program allows you to copy the contents of a given file to stdout or to a another file.
+ * It also allows you to delete the original (i.e. mv) if you please.
+ *  
+*/
+
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/file.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include "fileutil.h"
+#define FILE_BUF_SIZE 1024
 
+/*
+ * Prints a given string to stdout. Returns nothing.
+*/
+void to_stdout(char *string) {
+    write(1, string, sizeof(string));
+}
 
-void to_stdout(char *string, ssize_t size) {
-    write(0, string, size);
+/*
+ * Prints a given string to stderr. Returns nothing.
+*/
+void to_stderr(char *string) {
+    write(2, string, sizeof(string));
 }
 
-void to_stderr(char *string, ssize_t size) {
-    write(1, string, size);
+/*
+ * Prints the contents of a given file (provided a path) to stdout.
+ * Returns nothing.
+*/
+void print_file(char *read_path) {
+    int infile, bytes_read;
+
+    // Read the input file
+    if ((infile = open(read_path, O_RDONLY)) <= 2){
+        to_stderr(read_path);
+        exit(1); // Exit if an error occurs
+    }
+    
+    // Write contents to stdout using a buffer
+    char buffer[FILE_BUF_SIZE];
+    while ((bytes_read = read(infile, buffer, FILE_BUF_SIZE))) {
+        write(1, buffer, bytes_read);
+    }
+
+    close(infile);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char const *argv[]) {
-    /* code */
-    to_stdout("Testing\n", 9);
+    print_file("logfile.txt");
     return 0;
 }
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