C - having trouble using stat() to get bytes -

char string[50], s[50]; struct stat buf; int counter = 0;  while (fgets(string, sizeof string, stdin)) {     if (strspn(string, "size ") == 5) {         (int = 5; < strlen(string); i++) {             s[counter] = string[i];             counter++;         }         s[counter] = '\0';          if (stat(s, &buf) < 0)             return 1; //problem occured          printf("file: %s\n", s);         printf("size: %d\n", (int)buf.st_size);     }  } 

the context of program not important, trying use because after "size " name of file input. pass stat supposed give me bytes of given file if exists. ultimately, program returns 1 every time using stat wrong. please!

fgets() returns trailing newline character(s), 'filename' never correct.

replace:

for(int = 5; < strlen(string); i++) {    s[counter] = string[i];    counter++; } s[counter] = '\0'; 

with:

char *source = &(string[5]), *dest = s; while((*source != 0) && (*source != 10) && (*source != 13)) {    *dest++ = *source++; } *dest = 0; 

this way copying until 0 (end of string), or carriage return, or linefeed - rather appending cr and/or lf char string too.