#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

void exec(char* option)
{
    cout << "option is " << option << endl;
    if (option == "foo")
        cout << "option foo";
    else if (option == "bar")
        cout << "opzion bar";
    else
        cout << "???";
    cout << endl;
}

int main()
{
    char opt[] = "foo";
    exec(opt);
    return 0;
}

option is foo
???