/* input.c
   Various methods of getting input from the user */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

int main() {
  char sbuf[3], buf[80], *message;

   /* Input a string. */
   puts("Enter 1st line of text. To be placed in small buffer.");
   gets(sbuf);
   puts(sbuf);
   printf("%d \n", strlen(sbuf));
   
   /* Input a string. */
   puts("Enter 2nd line of text. To be placed in big buffer.");
   gets(buf);
   puts(buf);
   
   /* Input a string. */
   puts("Enter 3rd line of text. Dynamically allocated spave");
   gets(buf);
   puts(buf);
   
   /* Allocate the initial block and copy the string to it. */
   message = realloc(NULL, strlen(buf)+1);
   strcpy(message, buf);
   puts(buf);
   
    /* Input a string. */
   puts("Enter 3rd line of text. Fgets, 4 char buffer");
   fgets(buf, 4, stdin);
   puts(buf);
   
  getch();
  return 0;
}

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>


char *fgetsline (int bytes, FILE *fst ) {       // you must free() the line returned!
        char buffer[bytes], *string;
            
        fgets(buffer,bytes,fst);
        string=malloc(strlen(buffer)+1);
        strncpy(string,buffer,strlen(buffer));
        return string;
}
      


int main () {
        char *line=fgetsline(4096,stdin);
        puts(line);
        free(line);
}

/* buffer_len.c
   16/09/08 12:03
   This saves input to a buffer, and returns length of input string.
*/

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

/* Input Buffer Size */
#define IBS 150

void putn(int i) {
    printf("%d", i);   
}

int main() {
   char szbuf[IBS];
   fgets(szbuf, IBS, stdin );
   int fnl = strlen(szbuf);
   putn(fnl);
   
   getchar();
   return 0;
}

TEST
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