How to get a string in C

Question

I want to know how to get a string in C, I'm using fgets to get a string, but I have one problem, when I use printf to display the string it doesn't display anything, but when I use puts(), I can display the string, why? how can I use printf() and display the string when I used gets()

char name[50];
printf("enter your name");
fgets(name, 50, stdin);
printf("%c", name); // it doesn't display the name
puts(name); // now you can see the name

Answer 1

Perhaps try:

printf("%s", name);

The "%s" is used for strings.

Answer 2

You're welcome, glad if it helps : )

Answer 3

%s - string

Answer 4

thank you so much! it works!