string - Issues ignoring spaces with scanf when using multiple scanf's in C -

i'm trying use scanf multiple times in small program grab inputs guaranteed have spaces. multiple threads i've browsed though seems scanf(%[^\n]",string); way ignore spaces. works, 1 line, other scanf's after line don't go through , respective strings put out following:

action: j���j  resolution: j:f�j�b�j 

here bit of example code thought work, not.

#include <stdio.h>  int main(void) {        char str1[100];     char str2[100];       printf("situation?\n");     scanf("%[^\n]", str1);      printf("action taken?\n");     scanf("%[^\n]", str2);       printf("situation: %s\n",str1);     printf("action: %s\n",str2);   } 

if input "just test" when prompted situation following happens:

situation? test action taken? situation: test action: ��_��?�j.n=��j�j�d�����j0d���8d��tj�j 

any suggestions or solutions (excluding fget)? explanation of what's happening great well.

edit: solution on @ scanf: "%[^\n]" skips 2nd input " %[^\n]" not. why?

adding in char* fmt = "%[^\n]%*c"; worked 100%.

char* fmt = "%[^\n]%*c";    printf ("\nenter str1: ");   scanf (fmt, str1);   printf ("\nstr1 = %s", str1);    printf ("\nenter str2: ");   scanf (fmt, str2);   printf ("\nstr2 = %s", str2);    printf ("\nenter str3: ");   scanf (fmt, str3);   printf ("\nstr2 = %s", str3);    printf ("\n"); 

change

scanf("%[^\n]", str1); 

to

scanf("%[^\n]%*c", str1);//consume newline @ end of line