Segmentation fault while executing simple pin state change code

I’m new to beaglebone and to C programming so I may be asking a stupid question but when I try to run the following code it exports gpio44 but gives a segmentation fault error and stops.

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

void export_pin(char pin_n[]);
void unexport_pin(char pin_n[]);
void set_pin(char pin_n[], char pin_val[]);

int main() {
set_pin(“44”, “1”);
return 0;
}

void set_pin(char pin_n[], char pin_val[]) {
export_pin(pin_n);

FILE *direction = 0;
FILE *value = 0;

char pin_dir[] = “out”;

direction = fopen("/sys/class/gpio/gpio68/direction", “w”);

fwrite(pin_dir, 1, sizeof(pin_dir), direction);

fclose(direction);

value = fopen("/sys/class/gpio/gpio68/value", “w”);

fwrite(pin_val, 1, sizeof(pin_val), value);

fclose(value);
}

void export_pin(char pin_n[]) {
FILE *export = NULL;

export = fopen("/sys/class/gpio/export", “w”);

fwrite(pin_n, 1, sizeof(pin_n), export);

fclose(export);
}

void unexport_pin(char pin_n[]) {
FILE *unexport = NULL;

unexport = fopen("/sys/class/gpio/unexport", “w”);

fwrite(pin_n, 1, sizeof(pin_n), unexport);

fclose(unexport);
}

`

I have no idea what could be causing this.

If you’re new to programming and the beaglebone, I suggest you stop what you’re doing and go read.

You say this code is supposed to be opening /changing whatever on gpio44, but clearly in your code it is opening gpio68.

I’m not sure where you found that code, but its a mess. Anyway look up Derek Molloy on youtube and watch his videos and / or read his blog.