How to create a string-type variable in C

Question How to declare a string variable in C? Background In my quest to learn the basics of c, I am trying to port one of my oldest python programs, `Bob`, to C. In the program, the script asks the user for information on him or herself, and then spits out responses. Almost all of these variables use `raw_input` for their information - the variables are strings. But, I have found no way to declare C variables. Code So far, I have tried to declare the variable as of type `char` and `int.` Here is the code, switch the type at your leisure. ``` int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) { int name; printf("What is your name?"); scanf("%s",&name); printf("Your name is %s", name ); return 0; } ``` Error Message When I run this code, `Xcode` returns some weird stuff. This part of the globidty-gloop is highlighted. ``` 0x7fff96d2b4f0: pcmpeqb(%rdi), %xmm0 ``` Lasty, this Yahoo Answer said that I had to use something called a `character array`. It was posted 5 years ago, so I assumed that there was a better way. EDIT I am following the tutorial at C Programming.