#include <stdio.h>

int string_count(char *s)
{
	int count = 1;

	if(*s++)
		count += string_count(s);
	else
		count--;

	return(count);
}

int main()
{
	char *string = "Count me! Count me, you fool!";
	int length;

	length = string_count(string);
	printf("The string:\n\t%s\nis %d characters long\n",
			string,length);
	return(0);
}