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From: phil@rivendell.apana.org.au (Phil Homewood)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: gets() warning?
Date: 19 Oct 1994 20:08:40 +1000
Organization: Rivendell - APANA Brisbane.
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John A. Perry (perry@jpunix.com) wrote:
: I have several applications that use the gets() function. I'm sure
: as everyone is aware, every time gets is called, it displays an error
: message "warning: this program uses gets(), which is unsafe." After seeing
: it literally hundreds of times, I'm getting tired of seeing it and it
: makes the application look tacky. Is there anyway to suppress this
: message?
Yes - use fgets() instead. Why use an unsafe call?
Phil.
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Phil Homewood phil@rivendell.apana.org.au
APANA Brisbane Regional Co-Ordinator brisbane@apana.org.au
"Oh my God, there's an axe in my head!"