Dec 3, 2010 · I thought it is pretty cool to use the gets() function because it is like the scanf() wherein I could get an input with whitespace. But I read in one of the threads (student info file …

Why is gets() dangerous The first internet worm (the Morris Internet Worm) escaped about 30 years ago (1988-11-02), and it used gets() and a buffer overflow as one of its methods of …

Jul 10, 2015 · And the difference between gets/scanf and fgets is that gets(); and scanf(); only scan until the first space ' ' while fgets(); scans the whole input. (but be sure to clean the buffer …

Oct 15, 2012 · The gets () function does not perform bounds checking, therefore this function is extremely vulnerable to buffer-overflow attacks. It cannot be used safely (unless the program …

I learned that gets creates a new line and asks the user to input something, and gets.chomp does the same thing except that it does not create a new line. gets must return an object, so you …

Nov 20, 2022 · I'm trying to use gets() to get a string from the user, but the program seems to be passing right over gets(). There is no pause for the user to give input. Why is gets() not doing …

Oct 28, 2014 · gets - Reads characters from stdin and stores them as a string. scanf - Reads data from stdin and stores them according to the format specified int the scanf statement like %d, …

Feb 20, 2014 · The gets function is used for returning zero or more characters from the standard (console) input. Edit 1: Depending on your compiler implementation, the getch function may be …

Jun 20, 2025 · 2 Why was the gets function removed instead of just changing its signature? At least in part because removing gets() from the language specification does not mean that …

I am using the function gets () in my C code. My code is working fine but I am getting a warning message (.text+0xe6): warning: the `gets' function is dangerous and should not be used.