> I think that Todd and Matthew are using the term "residual" in opposite
> ways.  Todd seems to mean "the value returned by the write() call, which
> is the number of bytes successfully written", and Matthew seems to mean
> "the number of bytes left over, *not* successfully written". 

Yes, I think you are correct. On review I think Matthew's use is more
appropriate, so I've no further questions (yer honor).

Todd Whitesel
toddpw @ best.com