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- /*
- * Copyright (c) 1990 Carnegie Mellon University
- * All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software and its
- * documentation is hereby granted, provided that both the copyright
- * notice and this permission notice appear in all copies of the
- * software, derivative works or modified versions, and any portions
- * thereof, and that both notices appear in supporting documentation.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
- * DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL
- * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT
- * SHALL CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
- * INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
- * RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF
- * CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
- * CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
- *
- * Users of this software agree to return to Carnegie Mellon any
- * improvements or extensions that they make and grant Carnegie the
- * rights to redistribute these changes.
- *
- * Export of this software is permitted only after complying with the
- * regulations of the U.S. Deptartment of Commerce relating to the
- * Export of Technical Data.
- */
- /* getstr -- prompt user for a string
- *
- * Usage: p = getstr (prompt,defalt,answer);
- * char *p,*prompt,*defalt,*answer;
- *
- * Getstr prints this message: prompt [defalt]
- * and accepts a line of input from the user. This line is
- * entered into "answer", which must be a big char array;
- * if the user types just carriage return, then the string
- * "defalt" is copied into answer.
- * Value returned by getstr is just the same as answer,
- * i.e. pointer to result string.
- * The default value is used on error or EOF in the standard input.
- *
- * HISTORY
- * $Log: getstr.c,v $
- * Revision 1.2 90/12/11 17:56:00 mja
- * Add copyright/disclaimer for distribution.
- *
- * 28-Apr-85 Steven Shafer (sas) at Carnegie-Mellon University
- * Modified for 4.2 BSD. Now uses stderr for output.
- *
- * 23-Oct-82 Steven Shafer (sas) at Carnegie-Mellon University
- * Added code to copy default to answer (in addition to Fil's code to
- * return NULL) on error or EOF in the standard input.
- *
- * 21-Oct-80 Fil Alleva (faa) at Carnegie-Mellon University
- * Getstr() now percuolates any errors from gets() up to the calling
- * routine.
- *
- * 19-May-80 Steven Shafer (sas) at Carnegie-Mellon University
- * Increased buffer size to 4000 characters. Why not?
- *
- * 20-Nov-79 Steven Shafer (sas) at Carnegie-Mellon University
- * Rewritten for VAX. Mike thinks a 0 pointer for the default should
- * print no default (i.e. not even braces); I'm not sure I like the idea
- * of a routine that doesn't explicitly tell you what happens if you
- * just hit Carriage Return.
- *
- */
-
- #include <stdio.h>
-
- char *getstr (prompt,defalt,answer)
- char *prompt,*defalt,*answer;
- {
- char defbuf[4000];
- register char *retval;
-
- fflush (stdout);
- fprintf (stderr,"%s [%s] ",prompt,defalt);
- fflush (stderr);
- strcpy (defbuf,defalt);
- retval = (char *) gets (answer);
- if (retval == NULL || *answer == '\0') strcpy (answer,defbuf);
- if (retval == NULL)
- return (retval);
- else
- return (answer);
- }
-