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im a bit stuck here and not sure how to approach this. I have a list of words in a .txt file

example:

apple
orange
peach
pear
berry

i would like my c program to be able to read the file, and put each word into a array address so i can access each word and analyze it when needed.

for example:

apple -> array[0]
orange -> array[1]
peach -> array[2]
pear -> array[3]
berry -> array[4]

All help is appreciated.
Here is what i have so far:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#define MAX 150

int main()

FILE * fpointer;
fpointer = fopen("input.txt", "r");
char singleline[MAX];
char list[MAX];
int i;

while ( !feof(fpointer))

 printf("File readn");

 for ( i = 0 ; i < MAX ; i++ )
 
 fgets(singleline, MAX, fpointer);
 printf("%s", fpointer);
 strcpy(list[i], singleline);
 


fclose(fpointer);
return 0;

The warnings i receive are:

filetest.c: In function ‘main’:
filetest.c:22:13: warning: format ‘%s’ expects argument of type ‘char *’, 
but 
argument 2 has type ‘FILE * aka struct __sFILE64 *’ [-Wformat=]
printf("%s", fpointer);
 ~^
filetest.c:23:11: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘strcpy’ makes pointer from 
integer without a cast [-Wint-conversion]
strcpy(list[i], singleline);
 ^~~~
In file included from filetest.c:3:0:
/usr/include/string.h:38:8: note: expected ‘char * restrict’ but argument is 
of 
type ‘char’
char *strcpy (char *__restrict, const char *__restrict);

A quick lesson on reading compiler errors and warnings may help you write code that compiles.

filetest.c: In function ‘main’:
filetest.c:10:25: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘fgets’ from incompatible
pointer type [-Wincompatible-pointer-types]
char list[150] = fgets(fpointer);
^~~~~~~~
In file included from filetest.c:1:0:
/usr/include/stdio.h:213:9: note: expected ‘char * restrict’ but argument is
of
type ‘FILE * aka struct __sFILE64 *’
char * fgets (char *__restrict, int, FILE *__restrict);

filetest.c:10:25 is the file, line and column where the error/warning is. Any decent editor should let you jump right there. But the compiler helpfully highlights it for you.

char list[150] = fgets(fpointer);
 ^~~~~~~~

What's wrong? The compiler tells you that too: note: expected ‘char * restrict’ but argument is of type ‘FILE*‘ ..., and helpfully shows you the correct prototype for the function: char * fgets (char *__restrict, int, FILE *__restrict);.

So you have passed a FILE* where the compiler wanted a char*. And you've only passed one argument where the function expects 2. (
Which is what the next error also says).

You've edited the question to fix the error I pointed out, but you just need to keep doing the same thing:
format ‘%s’ expects argument of type ‘char *’, but argument 2 has type ‘FILE * means you passed a FILE* where the function wants a char*.

passing argument 1 of ‘strcpy’ makes pointer from integer means you passed an integer where the function wants a pointer. And so on...

I ended up getting it. Works how i need it, thank you everyone for the tips.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#define MAX 150
#define MAXCHAR 20

int main()

FILE * fpointer;
fpointer = fopen("input.txt", "r");
char singleline[MAX];
char list[MAX][MAXCHAR];
int i;

while ( !feof(fpointer))

 printf("File readn");

 for ( i = 0 ; i < MAX ; i++ )
 
 fgets(singleline, MAXCHAR , fpointer);
 strcpy(list[i], singleline);
 


fclose(fpointer);

for(i=0;i<MAX;i++)

 if ( strcmp ( list[i] , "STOP" ) == 0 )
 
 break;
 
 printf("%s", list[i]); 


 return 0;