stop read in newline

hi all, i'm so mess up w/ this pro.
suppose a data file File.dat:

a b c d e
f g

how can i stop read those character when matching the newline?
note: # of words must be counted

my code:

Code:

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int main()
{
    char word;
    FILE *in;
    in=fopen("File.dat","r");
    int i=0;
    while(fscanf(in, "%c", &word)!=EOF)
    {
          printf("%c\n", word);
          if(word=='\n'){
            break;
            printf("newline matched, stop reading file!\n");
          }
          i++;
    }
      printf("%d words are read, bye\n", i);
    fclose(in);
    return 0;
}

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thanx for any help!!

%c is a single character, not a string.
%s is a string.

fgets() will read a string, including, but not past, the newline.

Quzah.