The best replacement for fgets is scanf.

The best alternatives to fgets are rated as following:
★★★★★  scanf
★★★★★  gets
★★★★★  getline
★★★★  fread
★★★★  fscanf
★★★★  fgetc
★★  fgetl
★★  fread php
★★  cin
★  stream_get_line
★  file_get_contents
★  getchar
★  scanf c
★  gets c
  fgetss

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Speaking about fgets, one probably shouldn't forget about while loop.

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