ultrix man page for gets

gets(3s)																  gets(3s)

Name
       gets, fgets - get a string from a stream

Syntax
       #include <stdio.h>

       char *gets(s)
       char *s;

       char *fgets(s, n, stream)
       char *s;
       int n;
       FILE *stream;

Description
       The routine reads a string into s from the standard input stream stdin.	The string is terminated by a newline character, which is replaced
       in s by a null character.  The routine returns its argument.

       The routine reads n-1 characters, or up to a newline character, whichever comes first, from the stream into the string s.  The last charac-
       ter read into s is followed by a null character.  The routine returns its first argument.

Restrictions
       The routine deletes a newline, while keeps it.

Diagnostics
       The and routines return the constant pointer NULL upon end of file or error.

See Also
       ferror(3s), fread(3s), getc(3s), puts(3s), scanf(3s)

																	  gets(3s)