diff --git a/src/main/scala/ch08/filePipe/FilePipe.scala b/src/main/scala/ch08/filePipe/FilePipe.scala
index f605dac..2d4a861 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ch08/filePipe/FilePipe.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ch08/filePipe/FilePipe.scala
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ object FilePipe:
   def apply(path: CString): Pipe[String, String] =
     val req = stdlib.malloc(uv_req_size(UV_FS_REQ_T)).asInstanceOf[FSReq]
     checkError(uv_fs_open(ch07.EventLoop.loop, req, path, 0, 0, null), "uv_fs_open")
+
     println("opening file")
     val fd = util.open(path, 0, 0)
     stdio.printf(c"open file at %s returned %d\n", path, fd)
@@ -30,14 +31,14 @@ object FilePipe:
     val state = stdlib.malloc(sizeof[FilePipeState]).asInstanceOf[Ptr[FilePipeState]]
     val buf = stdlib.malloc(sizeof[Buffer]).asInstanceOf[Ptr[Buffer]]
     buf._1 = stdlib.malloc(4096) // 0.5
-    buf._2 = 4095.toUSize // 0.5
+    buf._2 = 4095.toCSize // 0.5
     state._1 = fd
     state._2 = buf
     state._3 = 0L
     !req = state.asInstanceOf[Ptr[Byte]]
 
     println("about to read")
-    uv_fs_read(ch07.EventLoop.loop, req, fd, buf, 1, -1, readCB)
+    uv_fs_read(ch07.EventLoop.loop, req, fd, buf, 1, -1, readCB) // returns only once
     println("read started")
 
     val pipe = Pipe.source[String]
@@ -51,22 +52,25 @@ object FilePipe:
     println("read callback fired!")
     val res = uv_fs_get_result(req)
     println(s"got result: $res")
-    val state_ptr = (!req).asInstanceOf[Ptr[FilePipeState]]
+
+    val statePtr = (!req).asInstanceOf[Ptr[FilePipeState]]
     println("inspecting state")
-    val fd = state_ptr._1
-    val buf = state_ptr._2
-    val offset = state_ptr._3
+    val fd = statePtr._1
+    val buf = statePtr._2
+    val offset = statePtr._3
     printf("state: fd %d, offset %d\n", fd, offset.toInt)
 
     if res > 0 then
       println("producing string")
       (buf._1)(res) = 0.toByte // null termination?
       val output = fromCString(buf._1)
+
       val pipe = handlers(fd)
       pipe.feed(output)
+
       println("continuing")
-      state_ptr._3 = state_ptr._3 + res
-      uv_fs_read(ch07.EventLoop.loop, req, fd, state_ptr._2, 1, state_ptr._3, readCB)
+      statePtr._3 = statePtr._3 + res
+      uv_fs_read(ch07.EventLoop.loop, req, fd, statePtr._2, 1, statePtr._3, readCB)
     else if res == 0 then
       println("done")
       val pipe = handlers(fd)
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ch08/filePipeOut/main.scala b/src/main/scala/ch08/filePipe/out.scala
similarity index 97%
rename from src/main/scala/ch08/filePipeOut/main.scala
rename to src/main/scala/ch08/filePipe/out.scala
index f07a7ba..d147090 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ch08/filePipeOut/main.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ch08/filePipe/out.scala
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import ch07.LibUV.*, ch07.LibUVConstants.*
 
 case class FileOutputPipe(fd: Int, serial: Int, async: Boolean)
     extends Pipe[String, Unit]:
-  import ch07.LibUV.*, ch07.LibUVConstants.*
 
   var offset = 0L
 
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ object FileOutputPipe:
   // val closeCB = CFunctionPtr.fromFunction1(onClose)
 
 @main
-def filePipeOut(args: String*): Unit =
+def run: Unit =
   given ec: ExecutionContext = ch07.EventLoop
 
   val p = FilePipe(c"./data.txt")