In code C, How can I erase special characters from a char array?

I have this code:

Code:

int readConfig(char *IP, int *p, char Myfile[]){
char dir[32];
char pto[32];
char c='a';
FILE *fp;
int i=0;

if((fp=fopen(Myfile,"r"))==NULL){
return -1;
}
while(c!=EOF && c!='\n'){
c=getc(fp);
if(c!=EOF && c!='\n'){
dir[i++]=c;

}
}

i=0;
c='a';

while(c!=EOF && c!='\n'){
c=getc(fp);
if(c!=EOF && c!='\n'){
pto[i++]=c;
}
}

*puerto=atoi(pto);
strcpy(IP, dir);
return 0;
}

and the file contains this information: 255.255.255.255
5555

Well, when I print the IP value, this is the result
IP: 255.255.255.255fhv���

How can I do for fix it??? I want that only print: IP: 255.255.255.255

Thanks!!!!

 

> Well, when I print the IP value, this is the result
> IP: 255.255.255.255fhv���
You don't append a \0 to the string you build up, so you get a random amount of trailing junk until the print function just happens to find a \0.

Also, your c variable should be an int if you want to compare it with EOF properly.
Consider this loop a simplification (and safer).

Code:

int c;
while ( i < 31 && (c=getc(fp)) != EOF && c != '\n' ) {
  dir[i++]=c;
}
dir[i] = '\0';

But this very near to what fgets() does for you anyway, so perhaps consider using that to read a line rather than inventing it yourself one character at a time.