Program Structure

This chapter gives an overview of C programs and program execution. Terms and features important to understanding C programs and components are also introduced. Topics discussed include:

• Source files and source programs
  
  
• The main function and program execution
  
  
• Parsing command-line arguments
  
  
• Lifetime, scope, visibility, and linkage
  
  
• Name spaces

Because this chapter is an overview, the topics discussed contain introductory material only. See the cross-referenced information for more detailed explanations.