diff --git a/c_programs/strpalindrome.c b/c_programs/strpalindrome.c
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+++ b/c_programs/strpalindrome.c
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+# include<stdio.h>
+# include<string.h>
+int main()
+{
+    char A[20],B[20];
+    int i,s,j;
+    printf("enter the string: ");
+    /*scanf("%[^\n]s",A);*/
+    fflush(stdin);
+    gets(A);
+    s=strlen(A);
+    for(i=s-1,j=0;i>=0;j++,i--)
+    {
+        B[j]=A[i];
+    }
+    B[s]='\0';
+if(strcmp(A,B)==0)
+{
+    printf("the string  is a palindrome");
+
+} 
+else
+{
+    printf("the string is not a palindrome");
+    
+}
+return 0;
+}
+