gistfile1.txt

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#define SIZE 254 


int main()
{
    char string_1[SIZE +1];
    printf( "Please enter a long string: " );
    fgets ( string_1, SIZE, stdin );
    size_t ln = strlen(string_1) - 1;
    if (string_1[ln] == '\n')
        string_1[ln] = '\0';
    if (string_1[ln] == '\r')
        string_1[ln] = '\0';
    
    
    
    //printf( "You entered a very long string, %s", string_1 );

    char string_2[SIZE +1];
    printf( "Please enter a long string: " );
    fgets ( string_2, SIZE, stdin );
    size_t ln2 = strlen(string_2) - 1;
    if (string_2[ln2] == '\n')
        string_2[ln2] = '\0';
    if (string_2[ln] == '\r')
        string_2[ln] = '\0';
    
    //printf( "You entered a very long string, %s", string_2 );
    
    printf("String 1 is %zu bytes long, and String 2 is %zu bytes long\n", ln, ln2);

    char string_3[SIZE + 1];
    
    strncpy(string_3, string_1, strlen(string_1)/2);
    string_3[strlen(string_1)/2] = '\0';
    strncpy((string_3 + strlen(string_3)), string_2, strlen(string_2)/2);
    string_3[strlen(string_1)/2 + strlen(string_2)/2] = '\0';


    
//    strncpy(string_3, string_1, strlen(string_1)/2);
//    string_3[strlen(string_1)/2] = '\0';
//    strncpy((string_3 + strlen(string_3)), string_2, strlen(string_2)/2);
//    string_3[strlen(string_1)/2 - strlen(string_2)/2] = '\0';
    
    printf("%s", string_3);
    
    
    return 0;
    
    
}