Why gets() is deprecated? [duplicate]

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Can someone explains why the compiler shows like that…?

Yes, because, the gets() function is dangerous, as it suffers from buffer overflow issue. Anyone should refrain from using that.

Also, regarding the warning with -Wdeprecated-declarations, gets() is no longer a part of C standard [C11 onwards]. So, C libraries compilers are not bound to support that any more. It can be removed in future. To warn the developer about the potential pitfall and to discourage the further usage of gets(), the compiler## emits the warning message.

(##) To be pedantic, the warning is not generated by the compiler (gcc) all by itself, rather caused by a pragma or attribute on the implementation of gets() in the glibc that causes the compiler to emit the warning. [Courtesy, FUZxxl, from the dupe answer.]

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