GetStringExample.c

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

// function declerations
void readString(void);

// function definitions
void readString(){
  
  char *line = NULL;  /* forces getline to allocate with malloc */
  size_t len = 0;     /* ignored when line = NULL */
  ssize_t read;
  
  printf ("\n\tEnter string below [ctrl + d] to quit\n\t\tString > ");
  read = getline(&line, &len, stdin);
  
  /* Remove trailing newline character from the input buffer if needed. */
  if (line[len] == '\n'){
    line[len] = '\0';
  }
  
  printf ("\n\tRead %zd chars from stdin, allocated %zd bytes for line: \"%s\"\n\n", read, len, line);
  
}

int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
  
  readString();
  
  return 0;
}