This example code differs from the paper version handed out in that scanf("%[$\n]", ) has been replace with the equivalent gets( ).

-- w.r.n.

/* An introductory example prepared for CS 4330
   Winter 2008		W.R.Nico
*/

#include 
#include 
#include 
#include 


static char sccs[]="@(#)example2.c	Winter 2008  W.R.Nico";

int main(int argc, char * argv[]){
char msg[] = "Hello, ";
int m	   = 5;
char inputstring[16]= "";
char cmdstring[1024];
printf("What is your name? ");
gets(inputstring);
printf("%u greetings for %s\n", m, inputstring);
sleep(2);
for(; m > 0; m--)
  printf("%s %s.\n", msg, inputstring);

printf("And here's one more for good measure!\n");
strcpy(cmdstring, "echo ");
strcat(cmdstring, msg);
strcat(cmdstring, inputstring);
system(cmdstring);

return 0;
}