A few times now, I’ve encountered code like this:
int
main(argc, argv)
int argc; char **argv;
{
...
}
Why are argc and argv declared in this way?
A few times now, I’ve encountered code like this: int main(argc, argv) int argc;
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A few times now, I’ve encountered code like this:
int
main(argc, argv)
int argc; char **argv;
{
...
}
Why are argc and argv declared in this way?
This was the syntax that was used for K&R* style parameter lists.
* K&R – Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie, authors of the book, “The C Programming Language.”
Dennis Ritchie was also the creator of the C programming language and with Ken Thompson, the UNIX operating system.