--- a/tail.c	Mon Jan 21 23:57:06 2008 +0100
+++ b/tail.c	Thu Jan 24 10:42:42 2008 +0100
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@
     do
     {
         char buf[BSIZE];
-        int i;
         int maxfd;
 
         FD_ZERO(&readset);
@@ -181,10 +180,7 @@
         else
             endfile_reached = 0;
 
-        for(i=0; i < res; ++i)
-        {
-            putchar(buf[i]);
-        }
+        write(1, buf, res);
     } while(!endfile_reached || waiting_end);
 
     close(fd);