#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#define MAX_CHARS 1000

void encode(char *s1, char *s2);
int read_line(char *str, int n);

int main(void)
{

     int word_chars;
     char wrds[MAX_CHARS+1];
     char wrds2[MAX_CHARS+1];

printf("Enter a word: ");
word_chars = read_line(wrds, MAX_CHARS);

encode(wrds,wrds2) //And i know in my mind how to call it but don't know to
                   // write it

printf("Output: %s", wrds2);

return 0;
}

void encode(char *s1, char *s2)   //this is the function i need help with
{                                 //please!
char *func_ptr1 =s1; char *func_ptr2=s2; //This is how far I have got to.
char *temp_ptr=s1;                       //I am getting frustrated and have
                                         //no clue what to do.

for(func_ptr1=s2; *s1 != ''; func_ptr1++)
   {
    strcpy(s2++, s1++);
   }

}

int read_line(char *str, int n)  //This function eliminates the white spaces
{                               //and gets the characters
int words; int store=0;

while((words=getchar())!='n')
{
    if(store<n)
    {
        *str++=words;
        store++;
    }
}
while((words=getchar()) == ' ');

*str++=words;

store++;

*str ='';

return store;
}