weird behaviour string

[lucid valve]

int main()
{
    char content[255];
    char strings[3][255];
    FILE *file = fopen("test.txt", "r");

    if (file == NULL)
    {
        printf("Couldnt open the file");
    }
    int counter = 0;
    while (!feof(file))
    {

        fgets(content, 15, file);
        printf("%s", content);
        strncpy(strings[counter], content, sizeof(content));
        counter++;
    }

    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
    {
        printf("%s\n", strings[i]);
    }
}

I basically just want to read from a file lines of string and cope them into an array of strings.

When i print them something weird happens

The first line printed is separated by a newline
the last one is cut off

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[pliant wharf]

The first line printed is separated by a newline
thats because fgets() also includes the newline in the string
the last one is cut off
thats because you only read 15 characters max

[lucid valve]

oh thanks

another question

if i define strings like this

"Dasdasd"

the null terminator is included

[pliant wharf]

yes

[neat meteor]

That's a statement. Not a question.

[pliant wharf]

lol

[neat meteor]

A correct one, at that.

[pliant wharf]

char s1[] = "";
// same as 
char s2[] = {'\0'};

char s3[] = "lol";
// not the same as
char s2[] = {'l', 'o', 'l'};

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[lucid valve]

char s3[] = "lol";
char s2[] = ['l', 'o', 'l', '\0'}

[pliant wharf]

yes if you replace the second [ with {

this is C, not python or JS

[lucid valve]

trie

true sorry

xD

but it would be better to initialize the

arrays dynamicall right?

[lucid valve]

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It's !solved

[lucid valve]

!solved

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[lucid valve]

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