hey everyone, ive been using c for about 4 days now, and just about getting used to it, i am trying to write a program under linux that puts the output of whoami into a variable and compares it with what the user inputs, I have tried all I can think of, and as im an inexperienced programmer, that isnt much, if anyone can help me, please do, all help no matter how small it will be appreciated.
thank you for your time.
BMS.
Last edited by BMS; 07-02-2004 at 03:50 PM.
Pipe it to a text file, open it, read it, use it, close it, remove it.
Quzah.
Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.
Or use a different approach:
http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/...=1045780608#02
When all else fails, read the instructions.
If you're posting code, use code tags: [code] /* insert code here */ [/code]
Or perhaps,
Then read it as if it were a regular text file - say using fgets()Code:FILE *fp = popen( "whoami", "r" );
If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
If at first you don't succeed, try writing your phone number on the exam paper.
thank you all for your helpit was much appreciated.
