diff --git a/src/socket/nonblock.c b/src/socket/nonblock.c
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+/**
+ * \file
+ *
+ * \author	Georg Hopp
+ *
+ * \copyright
+ * Copyright © 2012  Georg Hopp
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>      // for errno
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+#include "socket.h"
+#include "class.h"
+#include "logger.h"
+
+void
+socketNonblock(Sock this)
+{
+	int flags = fcntl(this->handle, F_GETFL, 0);
+	fcntl(this->handle, F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK);
+}
+
+// vim: set ts=4 sw=4: