#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>

char * create_string();

int main()
{
  printf("Enter a string: "); 

  char * str = create_string();

  printf("New String: %s\n",str); 
}


char * create_string() /* get string from user, return copy */
{
   char buf[256];
   scanf("%s",buf);
   char * res =  ... ;/* INCOMPLETE */ 
   sprintf(res ,"%s",buf);
   return res;
}