/* Example: Word Counting
Source: K&R2, p.20
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#define IN 1 /* inside a word */
#define OUT 2 /* outside a word */
/* count lines, words, and characters in input */
void main () {
int c, nl, nw, nc, state;
state = OUT;
nl = nw = nc = 0;
while ((c = getchar()) != EOF) {
++nc;
if (c == ' ')
++nl;
if (c == ' ' || c == ' ' || c == ' ')
This condition is true if the character read is a newline, blank or tabulation
state = OUT;
else if (state == OUT) {
state = IN;
++nw;
}
}
printf("%d %d %d ", nl, nw, nc);
}