nonblock input in C

nonblock.c

#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdio.h>

// cc.byexamples.com calls this int kbhit(), to mirror the Windows console
//  function of the same name.  Otherwise, the code is the same.
bool inputAvailable()  
{
  struct timeval tv;
  fd_set fds;
  tv.tv_sec = 0;
  tv.tv_usec = 0;
  FD_ZERO(&fds);
  FD_SET(STDIN_FILENO, &fds);
  select(STDIN_FILENO+1, &fds, NULL, NULL, &tv);
  return (FD_ISSET(0, &fds));
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{ 
   std::string initialCommand;
   if (argc > 1) {
      // Code to get the initial command from a file
   } else {
     while (!inputAvailable()) {
       std::cout << "Waiting for input (Ctrl-C to cancel)..." << std::endl;
       sleep(1);
     }
     std::getline(std::cin, initialCommand);
   }

   // Start a thread class instance 'jobThread' to run the command
   // Start a thread class instance 'inputThread' to look for further commands
   return 0;
}