From: Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
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Subject: Re: C & static
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 09:38:59 -0700
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Ian Mausolus wrote:

> What is the significance of the word "static" in front of a function name
> in C?

It means that function is local only to that C files; you can't call that
function from other files.

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