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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#define MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH 1024
int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
if (argc != 2) {
printf("Please select a key.");
return 1;
}
int key = atoi(argv[1]);
puts("What message would you like to encrypt?\n");
char message[MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH];
char cipher[MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH];
fgets(message, MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH, stdin);
int i = 0;
int length = strlen(message);
// trim the last char (newline)
length--;
message[length] = '\0';
for(; i < length; i++) {
if(isalpha(message[i])) {
if(isupper(message[i])) {
cipher[i] = (message[i] - 65 + key) % 26 + 65;
} else if(islower(message[i])) {
cipher[i] = (message[i] - 97 + key) % 26 + 97;
}
}
printf("input char:%c cipher char:%c (ascii value: %d)\n", message[i], cipher[i], cipher[i]);
}
return 0;
}
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