From:	dzierzaw AT elektryk DOT ie DOT pwr DOT wroc DOT pl (Springman)
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Subject:	Re: char **argv vs. char *argv[]
Date:	9 Jun 1997 11:28:31 GMT
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In article <01bc74bd$7df85940$e38033cf AT pentium>, "Gil Myers" <gmeyers AT logan DOT net> says:
>
>Paul Derbyshire <ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA> wrote in article
><5ndap9$mgd AT freenet-news DOT carleton DOT ca>...
>> 
>> I've seen char **argv and char *argv[] and am curious which is correct.
>Or
>> are either correct?
>> 

>I don't think either is more correct than the other,  although *argv[] is
>most 
>certainly used more.

	The *argv[] is used more probably because it is safer. Why?
A basic example:
	void func1 (int *p);
	void func2 (int p[]);
Both func1 and func2 accept pointers to ints as arguments. But they are
not exactly the same. The func2 takes a pointer that is constant, i.e.
you'll get warnings when you try to modify its value.

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