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Question: How do I use scanf( ) to read the date in the form 'dd-mm-yy' ?

Answer: There are two ways to read the date in the form of 'dd-mm-yy' one possible way is...

int dd, mm, yy ;
char ch ; /* for char '-' */
printf ( "nEnter the date in the form of dd-mm-yy : " ) ;
scanf( "%d%c%d%c%d", &dd, &ch, &mm, &ch, &yy ) ;

And another best way is to use suppression character * as...

int dd, mm, yy ;
scanf( "%d%*c%d%*c%d", &dd, &mm, &yy ) ;

The suppression character * suppresses the input read from the standard input buffer for the assigned control character.