Task: Abbreviations, automatic

C: #include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

void process(int lineNum, char buffer[]) {
    char days[7][64];
    int i = 0, d = 0, j = 0;

    while (buffer[i] != 0) {
        if (buffer[i] == ' ') {
            days[d][j] = '\0';
            ++d;
            j = 0;
        } else if (buffer[i] == '\n' || buffer[i] == '\r') {
            days[d][j] = '\0';
            ++d;
            break;
        } else {
            days[d][j] = buffer[i];
            ++j;
        }

        if (d >= 7) {
            printf("There aren't 7 days in line %d\n", lineNum);
            return;
        }
        ++i;
    }
    if (buffer[i] == '\0') {
        days[d][j] = '\0';
        ++d;
    }

    if (d < 7) {
        printf("There aren't 7 days in line %d\n", lineNum);
        return;
    } else {
        int len = 0;

        for (len = 1; len < 64; ++len) {
            int d1;
            for (d1 = 0; d1 < 7; ++d1) {
                int d2;
                for (d2 = d1 + 1; d2 < 7; ++d2) {
                    int unique = 0;
                    for (i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
                        if (days[d1][i] != days[d2][i]) {
                            unique = 1;
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                    if (!unique) {
                        goto next_length;
                    }
                }
            }

            
            printf("%2d ", len);
            for (i = 0; i < 7; ++i) {
                printf(" %s", days[i]);
            }
            printf("\n");
            return;

            
        next_length: {}
        }
    }

    printf("Failed to find uniqueness within the bounds.");
}

int main() {
    char buffer[1024];
    int lineNum = 1, len;
    FILE *fp;

    fp = fopen("days_of_week.txt", "r");
    while (1) {
        memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(buffer));

        fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), fp);
        len = strlen(buffer);

        if (len == 0 || buffer[len - 1] == '\0') {
            break;
        }

        process(lineNum++, buffer);
    }
    fclose(fp);

    return 0;
}



C#: using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace Abbreviations {
    class Program {
        static void Main(string[] args) {
            string[] lines = System.IO.File.ReadAllLines("days_of_week.txt");
            int i = 0;

            foreach (string line in lines) {
                i++;
                if (line.Length > 0) {
                    var days = line.Split();
                    if (days.Length != 7) {
                        throw new Exception("There aren't 7 days in line " + i);
                    }

                    Dictionary<string, int> temp = new Dictionary<string, int>();
                    foreach (string day in days) {
                        if (temp.ContainsKey(day)) {
                            Console.WriteLine(" ∞  {0}", line);
                            continue;
                        }
                        temp.Add(day, 1);
                    }

                    int len = 1;
                    while (true) {
                        temp.Clear();
                        foreach(string day in days) {
                            string key;
                            if (len < day.Length) {
                                key = day.Substring(0, len);
                            } else {
                                key = day;
                            }
                            if (temp.ContainsKey(key)) {
                                break;
                            }
                            temp.Add(key, 1);
                        }
                        if (temp.Count == 7) {
                            Console.WriteLine("{0,2:D}  {1}", len, line);
                            break;
                        }
                        len++;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}