retiring gets(3)

[Henry Spencer]

In article <8902 at smoke.BRL.MIL> gwyn at brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>) writes:
>... In fact they're wrong.  I routinely use gets() in
>an utterly safe manner...

Well, "utterly safe" if you're always very careful that part A of your
program preserves the length limits that part B is relying on.  Personally
I prefer slightly more robust programming, especially when there's no
significant difference in convenience or efficiency.
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