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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/inotail.c b/inotail.c
index 6b7af47..79bad64 100644
--- a/inotail.c
+++ b/inotail.c
@@ -221,8 +221,13 @@ static ssize_t tail_pipe(struct file_struct *f)
write_header(f->name);
/* We will just tail everything here */
- while ((rc = read(f->fd, buf, BUFFER_SIZE)) > 0)
- write(STDOUT_FILENO, buf, (size_t) rc);
+ while ((rc = read(f->fd, buf, BUFFER_SIZE)) > 0) {
+ if (write(STDOUT_FILENO, buf, (size_t) rc)) {
+ /* e.g. when writing to a pipe which gets closed */
+ fprintf(stderr, "Error: Could not write to stdout: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+ return -1;
+ }
+ }
return rc;
}