block of code tasked with handling userinput on whether original files deleted prevents merge [9:11pm]

this block of code that handles the inputs that ask the user which files they'll be deleting: doesn't prevent the file being created but does prevent the merge from happening. Only moments ago it would create the merge file, if user pressed 1 then file1 deletes. Presses 2 file 2 deletes. But not both.

    if (fp3 != NULL) {
        char delete;
        printf("want to delete the original files? \n");
        printf("enter 1 into the input to delete file_1 \t"); printf("enter 2 into the input to delete file_1 \n"); 
        scanf("%[^\n]", &delete);
            char* file_path_1_again = get_file_path(user, file1);
            char* file_path_2_again = get_file_path(user, file2);
            file_path_1_again[strcspn(file_path_1_again, "\n")] = '\0';
            file_path_2_again[strcspn(file_path_2_again, "\n")] = '\0';
            printf("path1:\t %s", file_path_1_again);
            printf("\n");
            printf("path2:\t %s", file_path_2_again);
            printf("\n");

        if (delete == '1') {
            printf("were in the 1");
            remove(file_path_1_again);            
        }
        if (delete == '2') {
            printf("were in the 2");
            remove(file_path_2_again);
        }
        if (delete == '3') {
            printf("were in the 3");            
            remove(file_path_1_again);
            remove(file_path_2_again);
        }        
        }

Now: for some reason if I uncomment out this code, the files stop merging. The file is successfully created though. Just before though I was having no problems with the code creating but not deleting.

👍 Now, resulting merge file, successfully put into scope of [/Users/Desktop] 👎 doesn't have populated data from the file 1 and file 2.

[9:11pm]

frankcollins3 / mergedoctor

block of code tasked with handling userinput on whether original files deleted prevents merge [9:11pm] #13