#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{  
  ssize_t read;
  char* buffer = 0;
  size_t buf_size = 0;

  // getline is a GNU non-standard extension
  // it is safer than fgets
  while ( (read = getline(&buffer, &buf_size, stdin)) > 0 )
  {
    if (buffer[read-1] == '\n')
    {
      // chop trailing newline
      buffer[read-1] = 0;
    } 

    fprintf(stdout, "read %d bytes ... bufsize %d bytes ... text: %s\n", read, buf_size, buffer);
  }

  free(buffer);

  return 0;
}