title: need help, im very new. simple scan and print problem
body: <p>how can i make a simple program that prints a phrase whenever the user inputs a word. i cant seem to make what i wrote down to work. Im very new, thanks.</p>
  <pre><code>#include &lt;stdio.h&gt;
  #include &lt;stdlib.h&gt;
  
  int main ()
  {
      char direction[20];
  
      printf (&quot;where did he go? choose one option.\n&quot;);
      printf (&quot;station, plaza, bathrooms\n&quot;);
      scanf (&quot;%s&quot;, direction);
  
      printf (&quot;%s&quot;, direction);
  
      if (direction == &quot;plaza&quot;){
          printf (&quot;its going to be hard to find him now..&quot;);
      } else if (direction == &quot;bathrooms&quot;){
          printf (&quot;lets go rush him right now!!!&quot;);
      } else if (direction == &quot;car&quot;){
          printf (&quot;he must've escaped into the city!&quot;);
      }
      return (0);
  }
  </code></pre>