--- title: A beginners' guide away from scanf() date: 2025-02-23T10:48:42-07:00 context: url: https://sekrit.de/webdocs/c/beginners-guide-away-from-scanf.html title: A beginners' guide away from scanf() year: "2025" tags: - computing categories: - links --- Every C class teaches you to use scanf() to read input. Every Cbest practices guide tells you to never use scanf(). This article describes how.