diff --git a/1-18.c b/1-18.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..062fc01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/1-18.c
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#define MAXLINE 1000
+
+int ggetline(char line[], int maxline){
+  int c, i, j;
+  j = 0;
+  for(i=0; i<maxline-1 && (c = getchar()) != EOF && c != '\n'; i
+++){
+    if(j==0 && c == ' ' || c == '\t'){
+      continue;
+    }
+    if(c != ' ' || c != '\t'){
+      line[j]=c;
+      j++;
+    }
+  }
+  while(line[j-1] == ' ' || line[j-1] == '\t'){
+    j--;
+  }
+  line[j]='\0';
+  return i;
+}
+
+int main(){
+  char line[MAXLINE];
+  int len;
+  while((len=ggetline(line, MAXLINE)) > 0){
+    //NIGGER to visualize lack of trailing whitespace
+    printf("%sNIGGER\n", line);
+  }
+  return 0;
+}