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function won ' t return character array word

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root:~# ./test-small-network-sh-4

in read_file_nic word = 0001010002020004110009440005050008220007280010480012330010100013090016440013520032200020550019040019
21
1 in main word = <---- word array is empty

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Code:

#include <stdio.h>        

#include <stdlib.h> 

#include <string.h>



char read_file_nic(word)

  char word[256];

  {

    FILE *interface, *fopen();



    /* process_name_2 is now a file name */

    interface = fopen(process_name_2, "r");

    if (fopen(process_name_2, "r") == NULL)

      {

        perror("Couldn't open file");

        /* shut_down_services(); */

        exit(1);

      }



    fscanf(interface, "%s", word);

    printf("in read_file_nic word = %s\n", word);



    fclose(interface);

    return(word[0]);

  }



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main()

 {

  char word [256] = "";



  read_file_nic(process_name_2, word);

  printf ("1 in main word = %s\n", word);



 }