spikeburton/lcthw

My set of solutions for Zed A. Shaw's book "Learn C The Hard Way"

C

Learn C The Hard Way

GDB Tricks

gdb --args [PROGRAM]

gdb --batch --ex run --ex bt --ex q --args [PROGRAM] [ARGS]

C Syntax

Execution Keywords

Keyword	Description
`break`	Exit out of a compound statement.
`case`	A branch in a switch statement.
`continue`	Continue to the top of a loop.
`do`	Start a do-while loop.
`default`	Default branch in a switch statement.
`for`	Start a for loop.
`goto`	Jump to a label.
`if`	Start an if statement.
`return`	Return from a function.
`switch`	Start a switch statement.
`while`	Start a while loop.

Type Keywords

Keyword	Description
`char`	Character data type.
`double`	A double floating point data type.
`float`	A floating point data type.
`int`	An integer data type.
`long`	A long integer data type.
`short`	A short integer data type.
`void`	Declare a data type empty.
`union`	Start a union statement.
`struct`	Combine variables into a single record.

Data Keywords

Keyword	Description
`auto`	Give a local variable a local lifetime.
`const`	Make a variable unmodifiable.
`enum`	Define a set of int constants.
`extern`	Declare an identifier is defined externally.
`register`	Declare a variable be stored in a CPU register.
`signed`	A signed modifier for integer data types.
`sizeof`	Determine the size of data.
`static`	Preserve variable value after its scope exits.
`typedef`	Create a new type.
`unsigned`	An unsigned modifier for integer data types.
`volatile`	Declare a variable might be modified elsewhere.

Type Sizes

Type	Description
`int8_t`	8-bit signed integer
`uint8_t`	8-bit unsigned integer
`int16_t`	16-bit signed integer
`uint16_t`	16-bit unsigned integer
`int32_t`	32-bit signed integer
`uint32_t`	32-bit unsigned integer
`int64_t`	64-bit signed integer
`uint64_t`	64-bit unsigned integer