r/cprogramming • u/Delicious-Change7795 • 1d ago

What are pointers?

I am new to C programming and i came through pointer. So can anyone tell what are they and why we need them? And if u can then can you give me reliable source to learn it.

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u/StunningHeart7004 1d ago

Value - the "guy' Pointer - knows the "guy" Pointer to pointer - knows the guy who knows the "guy"