while(1){
        printf("cmd (? for help)> ");
        scanf("%s",str);
        if(strcmp(str,"?")==0){
            printChoice(state);
        }else if((strcmp(str,"1") == 0) && state == 0){
            write(sock, str, strlen(str)); // write command to socket host
/*          fprintf(stderr,"sock er: %d ", sock); */
            int read_check = check_read(sock, str);
            if (read_check == 1){
                int sockread = readsock(sock, str);
                if (sockread == 0){
                    fprintf(stderr,"There was a fault in sockread");
                }
            }

        }else{
            write(sock, "0", 1);
        }

        /* read data */
        //read(sock, buf,strlen(str));
        fflush(stdin);
        bzero(str,299);
    }