#include <stdio.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
      FILE *fp; char line[1000];
      //char * file = "~/sf/htdocs/app/data.txt";
      char * file = "/home/mjb/sf/htdocs/app/data.txt";
      if ((fp = fopen (file, "r")) == NULL) {
        perror("couldnt open:");
        exit (1);
      }
      while (fgets(line, 999, fp) != NULL)
        printf("%s", line);
      fclose (fp);
    }