Permutations of Strings

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    include

    include

    include

    int next_permutation(int n, char **s) { int k = -1; for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; i++) { if (strcmp(s[i], s[i + 1]) < 0) { k = i; } } if (k == -1) { return 0; // No next permutation }

    // Step 2: Find the largest index l greater than k such that s[k] < s[l]
    int l = -1;
    for (int i = k + 1; i < n; i++) {
        if (strcmp(s[k], s[i]) < 0) {
            l = i;
        }
    }
    
    // Step 3: Swap the value of s[k] with that of s[l]
    char *temp = s[k];
    s[k] = s[l];
    s[l] = temp;
    
    // Step 4: Reverse the sequence from s[k + 1] to s[n - 1]
    for (int i = k + 1, j = n - 1; i < j; i++, j--) {
        temp = s[i];
        s[i] = s[j];
        s[j] = temp;
    }
    
    return 1; // Next permutation exists
    

    }

    int main() { char **s; int n; scanf("%d", &n); s = calloc(n, sizeof(char*)); for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) { s[i] = calloc(11, sizeof(char)); scanf("%s", s[i]); } do { for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) printf("%s%c", s[i], i == n - 1 ? '\n' : ' '); } while (next_permutation(n, s)); for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) free(s[i]); free(s); return 0; }