main( )                                                     
   {                                                           
       char  string1[80], string2[80];                         
       int   i;                                                
                                                               
       printf("Enter a string \n");                            
       printf("?");                                            
                                                               
       scanf("%s", string2);                                   
                                                               
       for( i=0 ; string2[i] != '\0'; i++)                     
          string1[i] = string2[i];                             
                                                               
       string1[i] = '\0';                                      
                                                               
       printf("\n");                                           
       printf("%s\n", string1);                                
       printf("Number of characters = %d\n", i );              
   }
                                                           
Output                                                      
                                                               
   Enter a string                                              
   ?Manchester                                                 
   Manchester                                                  
   Number of characters = 10                                   
   Enter a string                                              
   ?Westminster                                                
   Westminster                                                 
   Number of characters = 11