/* in the beginning, there was this */
void foo() {
     for (i=0; i<lim-1 && (c=getchar()) != '\n' && c != EOF; i++)
	  s[i] = c;
}

/* in the end, there was that */
void bar() {
     for (i = 0; ; i++) {
	  if (i < lim-1)
	       if ((c=getchar()) != '\n')
		    if (c != EOF)
			 s[i] = c;
     }
}