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DemosthenesB · 03-21-2003, 04:51 PM

I just started to learn C with the book "The C Programming Language." I am only in the first chapter and am already experiencing problems

There is an section on Character Input and Output. The first example is a "Character Counting" program. The script is a s follows:

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

/*count chars in input, 1st version*/

main ()
{
	long nc;

	nc = 0;
	while (getchar() != EOF)
		++nc;
	printf("%ld\n", nc);
}

What am I supposed to get when I run the program? So far all I can do it type and the text will show, nothing else.

P.S. Just to let you know I am using Slackware Linux, maybe that has something to do with it...

03-21-2003, 04:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
DemosthenesB Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 7	Character Counting Program I just started to learn C with the book "The C Programming Language." I am only in the first chapter and am already experiencing problems There is an section on Character Input and Output. The first example is a "Character Counting" program. The script is a s follows: Code: #include <stdio.h> /count chars in input, 1st version/ main () { long nc; nc = 0; while (getchar() != EOF) ++nc; printf("%ld\n", nc); } What am I supposed to get when I run the program? So far all I can do it type and the text will show, nothing else. P.S. Just to let you know I am using Slackware Linux, maybe that has something to do with it...