A Little C Primer

* This document is a quick introduction to the C programming language. It is written by a novice, and is intended for use by a novice. However, it does assume familiarity with a programming language.

[1.0] Introduction to C; Functions; Control Constructs

• [1.1] AN INTRODUCTORY C PROGRAM
  
• [1.2] C FUNCTIONS IN DETAIL
  
• [1.3] C CONTROL CONSTRUCTS
  

[2.0] C Variables, Operators, & Preprocessor Directives

• [2.1] C VARIABLES, DECLARATIONS, AND CONSTANTS / POINTERS
  
• [2.2] C POINTERS
  
• [2.4] C ARRAYS
  
• [2.4] C STRINGS
  
• [2.5] C STRUCTURES & UNIONS
  
• [2.6] STATIC, REGISTER, & VOLATILE / ENUMERATIONS / TYPEDEFS
  
• [2.7] C OPERATORS
  
• [2.8] C PREPROCESSOR DIRECTIVES
  

[3.0] C Input & Output

• [3.1] C CONSOLE I/O
  
• [3.2] C FILE-I/O THROUGH LIBRARY FUNCTIONS
  
• [3.3] C FILE-I/O THROUGH SYSTEM CALLS
  

[4.0] C Library Functions & Other Comments

• [4.1] C MATH LIBRARY
  
• [4.2] C STANDARD UTILITY LIBRARY & TIME LIBRARY
  
• [4.3] THE C "SPRINTF()" FUNCTION
  
• [4.4] C STRING FUNCTION LIBRARY
  
• [4.5] C CHARACTER CLASS TEST LIBRARY
  
• [4.6] C COMMAND LINE ARGUMENTS
  
• [4.7] POINTERS TO C FUNCTIONS
  
• [4.8] C DYNAMIC MEMORY ALLOCATION & DEALLOCATION
  
• [4.9] COMMON PROGRAMMING PROBLEMS IN C
  

[5.0] C Quick Reference / Comments & Revision History

• [5.1] C QUICK REFERENCE
  
• [5.1] COMMENTS & REVISION HISTORY