Why do i loose my first character?

I'm sure this is simple, but i can't find it so its not dummy simple! lol

ok i loose the first char, i know i skip the colon, but i don't even think i pull the first char..

sample input file:

A : B C D F
B : A D E G
C : A D F

here is the code
where in is the input file name

Code:

while ( in.getlin(buf, BUF_SIZE) && in.good() && !in.eof())
{
char *vertname2=strpbrk(buf, " \t");
*vertname2++ = '\0';
char *buf2=strpbrk(vertname2, " \t");
*buf2++ = '/0';
cout <<buf2<<endl;

i'm only getting the chars after my colon.. please help!

is it getlin or getline?

It should be getline (i think) but that can't be the prob since you are only loosing your first letter....

its is getline.. just a typo... but why the loss of chars?

it would be easier if u posted some more code or the entire code
so we have a clue on what we are dealing with