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Asked: May 22, 20262026-05-22T13:00:34+00:00 2026-05-22T13:00:34+00:00

I want to read string from standart input and output it in on console.

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I want to read string from standart input and output it in on console. I use this way:

char* cmdline;

do{
    scanf("%s\n", &cmdline);
    printf("%s\n", cmdline);
}while(cmdline != "quit");

But this doesn’t work. I have this error Segmentation fault (core dumped)

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    2026-05-22T13:00:34+00:00Added an answer on May 22, 2026 at 1:00 pm
    char* cmdline
    

    is a pointer. You are not allocating space for storing the string.
    You should do:

    cmdline = malloc(size_of_string);
    

    for allocating dynamic memory for storing the string.
    Otherwise use an array of char instead of a pointer:

    char cmdline[size_of_string];
    
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