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Why is it usually a bad idea to use gets()? Suggest a workaround.

Answer Posted / Alok Gautam

Using `gets()` is dangerous because it doesn't check the buffer size, which can lead to buffer overflows. To safely read input into an array, you can use fgets() function instead, which allows you to specify the maximum number of characters to be read.

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