Thread: simple count line program

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    simple count line program

    hello everyone,
    i executed this code but the loop never ends because i have no idea what EOF is hence the number of lines that i enter is not printed.
    What do i press to signal EOF when i'm finish entering a suitable number of lines to see if they were counted by the program?(-1,0,1) do not work
    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    /* count lines in input */
    main()
    {
    int c, nl;
    nl = 0;
    while ((c = getchar()) != EOF)
    if (c == '\n')
    ++nl;
    printf("%d\n", nl);
    }
    not my code btw
    Last edited by Shinzu911; 05-02-2012 at 11:56 AM.

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    You can trigger EOF by a CTRL + D or CTRL + Z, as the case may be.
    Quote Originally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
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    thank you

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