// strings.cpp -- storing strings in an array
#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    const int ArSize = 15;
    char name1[ArSize];                         // empty array
    char name2[ArSize] = "C++owboy";            // initialized array

    cout << "Howdy! My name is " << name2;
    cout << "! What's your name?\n";
    cin >> name1;
    cout << "Well, " << name1 << ", your name has ";
    cout << strlen(name1) << " letters, and is stored\n";
    cout << "in an array of " << sizeof(name1) << " bytes.\n";
    cout << "Your initial is " << name1[0] << ".\n";
    name2[3] = '\0';                            // set to null character
    cout << "Here are the first three letters of my name: ";
    cout << name2 << endl;
    return 0;    
}

[dknapp@opensourcegort C++]$ ./a.out
Howdy! My name is C++owboy! What's your name?
kkklkljjkkjkjjjkkjknmkjmkjnmkkjjhjhggfdfhghhtdrdgmhgjyftdrsytfkjnlkjoiuyfkjbnkjlihyiuyfjblknihiuguyfvkjblkhouiguyfkjbljh
Well, kkklkljjkkjkjjjkkjknmkjmkjnmkkjjhjhggfdfhghhtdrdgmhgjyftdrsytfkjnlkjoiuyfkjbnkjlihyiuyfjblknihiuguyfvkjblkhouiguyfkjbljh, your name has 120 letters, and is stored
in an array of 15 bytes.
Your initial is k.
Here are the first three letters of my name: C++
Segmentation fault (core dumped)