The select_tut(2) EXAMPLE has a one-character bug: /* NB: read oob data before normal reads */ if (fd1 > 0) if (FD_ISSET(fd1, &er)) { char c; r = recv(fd1, &c, 1, MSG_OOB); if (r < 1) SHUT_FD1; else send(fd2, &c, 1, MSG_OOB); } if (fd2 > 0) if (FD_ISSET(fd2, &er)) { char c; r = recv(fd2, &c, 1, MSG_OOB); if (r < 1) +-> SHUT_FD1; | else | send(fd1, &c, 1, MSG_OOB); | } | +-- should be SHUT_FD2; -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html