(I don't know how to attach a source file in github): #include <XrdClient/XrdClient.hh> #include <stdio.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <sys/types.h> #include <sys/stat.h> #include <fcntl.h> #include <errno.h> int main() { XrdClient *xrd = new XrdClient("root://xroot.example.com//path/non_empty_file"); if (!xrd) { fprintf(stderr, "Could not make an XrdClient\n"); return 1; } bool bret = xrd->Open(0, kXR_open_read, false); if (!bret) { fprintf(stderr, "Could not open file\n"); return 1; } FILE *stream = popen("/bin/true", "r"); if (!stream) { fprintf(stderr, "Could not popen\n"); return 1; } pclose(stream); int rlen = 1; long long off =0; char buf[1]; int iret = xrd->Read(buf, off, rlen); if (iret != 1) { fprintf(stderr, "Unexpected return value from Read\n"); return 1; } xrd->Close(); delete xrd; return 0; } --- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/issues/244#issuecomment-112862286 ######################################################################## Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list To unsubscribe from the XROOTD-DEV list, click the following link: https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=XROOTD-DEV&A=1