Command Line arguments in C

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In C, for command line arguments we use

1. int main(int argc, char *argv[])

2. int main(int argc, char *argv[0])

However both of them work fine

What is the exact difference between the two.

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Hi
as I know
there is no difference.
*argv[]=*argv[0]
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both works becase
*argv[]=*argv[0] have the same effect because when nothing is written in [] it means 0.
 

The is no difference between the two line, *argv[]and *argv[0] are exactly the same
 

When you pass an array you are really passing a pointer to the first element of the array so that *arg[], *arg[1], *arg[999] and **arg are all the same.
 

@sks5440,

sorry, but you are compl. wrong.

sks5440 said:
When you pass an array you are really passing a pointer to the first element of the array so that *arg[], *arg[1], *arg[999] and **arg are all the same.
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1. a pointer to the first element of the array, looks like this (datatype *)&arg[0]
2. *arg[1] and esp. **arg ist the same ???, bullschitt !
3. what do you mean, arg[], *arg[1], *arg[999] and **arg are all the same ??, bullschitt !

functionname (int argc, char *argv[]) or functionname (int argc, char *argv[0]) means, argv is a pointer to the first entry of the array with unknown numer of item. Items are of type (char *).
so, the firts entry means, ther is no difference if you write *argv[] or *argv[0]

sorry, Rolf
 

Since the argument expects an address and since address of index 0 is same as the base address the value (or address) passed to the main function would be the same. Hence the result.
 

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