diff --git a/src/spaceClose.c b/src/spaceClose.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7470009
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/spaceClose.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include "libnazgul.h"
+
+int msgSpaceClose(msgSpace * space){
+  msgSpaceId spaceId;
+  strcpy(spaceId,space->id);
+
+  if (munmap(space,sizeof(msgSpace)) < 0){
+	NZG_ERROR("unmap",spaceId);
+	goto ERROR;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+ERROR:
+  return -1;
+}
diff --git a/test/create_delete.c b/test/create_delete.c
index d0e6572..33b3aa2 100644
--- a/test/create_delete.c
+++ b/test/create_delete.c
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ int main(void) {
   
   if (pid ==0){
 	mSPAC=msgSpaceOpen(testId);
-	sleep(2);
+	sleep(5);
 	montext=msgAllocate(mSPAC,2,180,0); 
-	sleep(2);
+	sleep(5);
 	montext=msgAllocate(mSPAC,2,170,0); 
-	sleep(2);
+	sleep(5);
 	montext=msgAllocate(mSPAC,2,270,0);
 	
   } else {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ int main(void) {
 	montext=msgAllocate(mSPAC,2,270,0); 
 	*montext=17;
 	printf("### test Valeur1 %d ###\n",(int)*montext);
-	sleep(2);
+	sleep(5);
 	montext=msgAllocate(mSPAC,2,270,0);
 	msgFree(mSPAC,(void *)montext);
 	//msgFree(mSPAC,(void *)montext);
diff --git a/test/msgSpaceState.c b/test/msgSpaceState.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e00d730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/msgSpaceState.c
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#include <wait.h>
+#include "libnazgul.h"
+
+void usage(char * myname){
+  printf("Usage: %s [--all | msgSpaceId1 msgSpaceId2 ... ]\n",myname);
+}
+
+int about(char * spaceId){
+  msgPoolDataTabSemId ressourceSemId;
+  sem_t * ressourceSemFd;
+  int i;
+  msgPoolData * poolDataTab;
+  msgSpace * space;
+  int ressourceSemVal;
+  if (strlen(spaceId)> MSGSPACE_ID_LEN){
+	//verif de la longueur
+	fprintf(stderr,"Too long ident : %s\n",spaceId);
+	goto ERROR;
+  } else {
+	int err;
+	msgSpaceListLock();
+	 err=msgSpaceListFindId(spaceId);
+	 msgSpaceListUnlock();
+	if (err < 1){
+	  if (err==0){
+		// le msgSpace existe
+		space=msgSpaceOpen(spaceId);
+		// on lit les informations sur le msgSpace
+		// les pool
+		for (i=0;i<space->poolNb;i++){
+		  msgPoolSemIdIntern(ressourceSemId,space->externId,i);
+		  ressourceSemFd = sem_open(ressourceSemId,O_CREAT,SEM_DEFAULT_MODE,0);
+		  if (ressourceSemFd == SEM_FAILED){ 
+			NZG_ERROR("sem_open",ressourceSemId);
+			goto ERROR;
+		  }
+		  if (sem_getvalue(ressourceSemFd, &ressourceSemVal) < 0){ 
+			NZG_ERROR("sem_getvalue",ressourceSemId);
+			goto ERROR;
+		  }
+		  //msgPoolDataTabLock(space);
+		  //msgPoolDataTabUnlock(space);
+		  poolDataTab= msgPoolDataTabOpen(space);
+		  // donner le nombre de buffer disponibles
+		  printf("- %d/%d free buffers in pool #%d\n",
+			  ressourceSemVal,
+			  poolDataTab[i].bufferNb,
+			  i);
+		  msgPoolDataTabClose(space,poolDataTab);
+		  if(sem_close(ressourceSemFd) <0){
+			NZG_ERROR("sem_getvalue",ressourceSemId);
+			goto ERROR;
+		  }
+		  // pour chaque buffer, dire s'il est libre ou pas
+		  // et le processus/addresse associé
+		}
+		msgSpaceClose(space);
+	  } else {
+		// zut, il y a soit une erreur
+		NZG_ERROR("spaceListFindId : error ",spaceId);
+	  }
+	  // on quitte : l'element n'existe
+	  fprintf(stderr,"Ident %s does not exist.\n",spaceId);
+	}
+  }
+  return 0;
+ERROR:
+  return -1;
+}
+
+int main(int argc,char **argv){
+  printf("Args %d\n",argc);
+  if (argc<2){
+	usage(argv[0]);
+  }else {
+	if (argc==2){
+	  if (strcmp("--all",argv[1])==0){
+		// listing
+		printf("[ Listing of msgSpaces ]\n");
+	  } else {
+		// only one msgSpaceId
+		printf("[ About %s ]\n",argv[1]);
+		about(argv[1]);
+	  }
+	} else {
+	  int i;
+	  for (i=1;i<argc;i++){
+		printf("[ About %s ]\n",argv[i]);
+		about(argv[i]);
+	  }
+	}
+  }
+  return 0; 
+}