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#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{
char *p="nyks";
p[2]='n';
printf("%s",p);
}
This crashes with a SEGMENTATION FAULT. Can someone explain why?
The standard dictates that literal strings are defined
const. You cannot change it.The compiler places the literal in a readonly memory section. You can output the assembly and observe this. If you are using GCC it is done via the -s flag. It will place the string in a .rodata section.