1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
index 3a50abd..95fe0f0 100644
--- a/utils.c
+++ b/utils.c
@@ -154,19 +154,25 @@ size_t unescape_string(char *dest, const char *src, size_t bufsize)
 }
 
 /*
- * Read an entire file into memory.
+ * Read an entire file into memory. (Guaranteeing that ret[-1] == '\0')
  */
 char *readfile(int fd)
 {
     size_t capacity = 1000, len = 0;
     char *buf = calloc(sizeof(char), capacity+1);
+    buf[len++] = '\0';
     ssize_t just_read;
     while ((just_read=read(fd, &buf[len], capacity-len)) > 0) {
         len += (size_t)just_read;
         if (len >= capacity)
             buf = realloc(buf, sizeof(char)*(capacity *= 2));
     }
-    return buf;
+    return &buf[1];
+}
+
+void freefile(char *f)
+{
+    free(&f[-1]);
 }
 
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