diff --git a/src/common/remoteio.c b/src/common/execio.c
copy from src/common/remoteio.c
copy to src/common/execio.c
--- a/src/common/remoteio.c
+++ b/src/common/execio.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   along with DistRen.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-#include "remoteio.h"
+#include "execio.h"
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-int remoteio_open(const char *spec, struct remoteio **rem)
+int execio_open(const char *progname, struct execio **rem)
 {
   /* pipe used to write to child */
   int pipe_write[2];
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ int remoteio_open(const char *spec, stru
       close(pipe_write[0]);
       close(pipe_read[1]);
       
-      /* setup remoteio struct */
-      (*rem) = malloc(sizeof(struct remoteio));
+      /* setup execio struct */
+      (*rem) = malloc(sizeof(struct execio));
       if(!(*rem))
 	{
 	  /* we should tell the child we're dead - use wait and close our end of the pipes! */
@@ -123,20 +123,20 @@ int remoteio_open(const char *spec, stru
 }
 
 
-size_t remoteio_read(struct remoteio *rem, void *buf, size_t len)
+size_t execio_read(struct execio *eio, void *buf, size_t len)
 {
   
   return 0;
 }
 
-size_t remoteio_write(struct remoteio *rem, void *buf, size_t len)
+size_t execio_write(struct execio *eio, void *buf, size_t len)
 {
   
   return 0;
 }
 
 
-int remoteio_close(struct remoteio *rem)
+int execio_close(struct execio *eio)
 {
   
   return 0;