diff --git a/sort a string array in ascending order b/sort a string array in ascending order
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+void main()
+{
+  char str[100],ch;
+  int i,j,l;
+  
+       printf("\n\nSort a string array in ascending order :\n");
+       printf("--------------------------------------------\n");  
+       printf("Input the string : ");
+       fgets(str, sizeof str, stdin);
+  l=strlen(str);
+  /* sorting process */
+  for(i=1;i<l;i++)
+    for(j=0;j<l-i;j++)
+	if(str[j]>str[j+1])
+	{
+	  ch=str[j];
+	  str[j] = str[j+1];
+	  str[j+1]=ch;
+	}
+   printf("After sorting the string appears like : \n");
+   printf("%s\n\n",str);
+  }
+