simple word count program not quite working out (noob question)

I have a very simple program that I am not sure why it works. It should just count the number of lines, words, and characters that are typed. It counts the lines and characters properly but not the words.

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>

#define IN 1        //inside a word
#define OUT 0        //outisde a word

main()
{
        int c, nl, nw, nc, state;
       
        state=OUT;
        nl=nw=nc=0;
        while ((c=getchar()) != EOF) {
                ++nc;
                if (c== '\n')
                        ++nl;
                        if (c == ' ' || c == '\n' || c == '\t')
                                state==OUT;
                        else if (state==OUT){
                                        state = IN;
                                        ++nw;}
               
        }
        printf("%d %d %d\n", nl, nw, nc);
}

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Code:

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state==OUT;

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You want this to be a single = for assignment; as it is you're doing a comparison. It's possible that your compiler has a setting to warn you on something like this (gcc warns by default); check its documentation.

== is a relational operator. = is an assignment operator. Getting them mixed up is a classic beginner's mistake, even for elite programming legends like myself. Want to see my first post ever?

http://cboard.cprogramming.com/c-pro...m-numbers.html

duh, ok thank you. I knew it was something dumb