stdio/gets.c

   1 /* Copyright (C) 1991, 1994, 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   2 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
   3
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   8
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  13
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  17 Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */
  18
  19 #include <ansidecl.h>
  20 #include <stdio.h>
  21 #include <errno.h>
  22 #include <string.h>
  23
  24 link_warning ("the `gets' function is unreliable and should not be used.")
  25
  26 /* Read a newline-terminated string from stdin into S,
  27    removing the trailing newline.  Return S or NULL.  */
  28 char *
  29 DEFUN(gets, (s), char *s)
  30 {
  31   register char *p = s;
  32   register int c;
  33   FILE *stream = stdin;
  34
  35   if (!__validfp(stream) || p == NULL)
  36     {
  37       errno = EINVAL;
  38       return NULL;
  39     }
  40
  41   if (feof(stream) || ferror(stream))
  42     return NULL;
  43
  44   while ((c = getchar()) != EOF)
  45     if (c == '\n')
  46       break;
  47     else
  48       *p++ = c;
  49
  50   *p = '\0';
  51
  52   /* Return null if we had an error, or if we got EOF
  53      before writing any characters.  */
  54
  55   if (ferror (stream) || (feof (stream) && p == s))
  56     return NULL;
  57
  58   return s;
  59 }