From:	"Tony O'Bryan" <aho450s AT nic DOT smsu DOT edu>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: wierd problem
Date:	Thu, 13 Nov 1997 13:18:37 -0600
Organization:	Southwest Missouri State University
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Ashod wrote:
> 
> I recently wrote this.
> 
> void main (void)
> {
> printf("\nHello");
> getch();
> }
> 
> // but it did it the wrong way round.... it displayed hello after I hit a
> key,
> any thoughts on this ??

	Welcome to C.  Output is buffered.  Hello won't be displayed until the
output buffer is flushed.  The output buffer is most easily flushed by
printing a newline character:
	printf("Hello\n");

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