#define BUFF 100

int get_hosts(char *hosts[][BUFF]) {
  FILE *stream;
  char line[BUFF];
  int i = 0,j;

  if (!(stream = fopen(HOSTFILE,"r")))
    return 0;

  while ((fgets(line, BUFF, stream)))
    strncpy(&hosts[i++], line, strlen(line)-1);

  for (j=0;j<i;j++)
    printf("host %d: %s\n",j,hosts[j]);

  return i;
}

int main(int argc, char **argv){
  int ntask, i;
  char buf[BUFF], hosts[BUFF][BUFF];

  if (!(ntask = get_hosts(&hosts))) {
    printf("Could not get any hosts\n");
    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
  }

  for (i=0;i<ntask;i++)
    printf("host %d: %s\n",i,hosts[i]);

  return 0;
}