fopen - Read txt file line by line into char array C -

i know question has been asked few times, never in way helps me figure out problem. essentially, reading 4 text files, single words separated new line, , wanting store these in char array. first count number of lines in file , create new char array, life of me, cannot figure out how read correctly. last 2 lines test if has read entire file correctly , come null , question mark symbol.

i want each line @ next index in char array.

any awesome! thank ahead of time.

#include <omp.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h>  void countanagrams(char* filename);  void main () {     char *filenames[] = {"anagrama.txt","anagramb.txt","anagramc.txt","anagramd.txt"};      countanagrams(filenames[0]);     countanagrams(filenames[1]);     countanagrams(filenames[2]);     countanagrams(filenames[3]); }  void countanagrams(char* filename) {     int anagramcount = 0;     int ch, lines = 0;        //count number of lines in file     file *myfile = fopen(filename, "r");         {         ch = fgetc(myfile);         if(ch == '\n')             lines++;     }while(ch != eof);      char contents[lines];     int = 0;     for(i=1;i<lines;i++)     {         fscanf(myfile,"%s",contents[i]);     }     fclose(myfile);      printf("%.12s\n",filename);     printf("number of lines: %d\n", lines);      printf("first thing: %s\n", contents[0]);     printf("last thing: %s\n", contents[lines-1]); } 

here's slight modification of code might you.

the main points:

• you can use getline() instead of fscanf(). fscanf() can used read line-by-line, needs explicit check end of line condition. getline() automatically.

• as kaylum pointed out, it's necessary rewind() file pointer beginning of file after counting number of lines.

  #include <omp.h>                                                                                        #include <stdio.h>                                                                                      #include <stdlib.h>                                                                                      void countanagrams(char* filename);                                                                      void main ()                                                                                            {                                                                                                           char *filenames[] = {"anagrama.txt","anagramb.txt","anagramc.txt","anagramd.txt"};                       countanagrams(filenames[0]);                                                                            countanagrams(filenames[1]);                                                                            countanagrams(filenames[2]);                                                                            countanagrams(filenames[3]);                                                                        }                                                                                                        void countanagrams(char* filename)                                                                      {                                                                                                           int anagramcount = 0;                                                                                   int ch, lines = 0;                                                                                       //count number of lines in file                                                                         file *myfile = fopen(filename, "r");                                                                                                                                                                         {                                                                                                           ch = fgetc(myfile);                                                                                     if (ch == '\n')                                                                                             lines++;                                                                                        } while (ch != eof);                                                                                     rewind(myfile);                                                                                          char *contents[lines];                                                                                  int = 0;                                                                                              size_t len = 0;                                                                                         for(i = 0; < lines; i++)                                                                              {         contents[i] = null;         len = 0;                                                                                         getline(&contents[i], &len, myfile);                                                                }                                                                                                       fclose(myfile);                                                                                          printf("%.12s\n",filename);                                                                             printf("number of lines: %d\n", lines);                                                                  printf("first thing: %s\n", contents[0]);                                                               printf("last thing: %s\n", contents[lines-1]);                                                      }