argc -- C Language

Argument passed to main()
int argc;

argc is an abbreviation for ``argument count''.  It is the traditional name
for the  first argument to a  C program's main routine.   By convention, it
holds  the number  of arguments  that are  passed to  main in  the argument
vector argv. Because  argv[0] is always the name of  the command, the value
of argc  is always  one greater than  the number of  command-line arguments
that the user enters.

Example

For an example of how to use argc, see the entry for argv.

See Also

argv,
C language,
envp,
main()
ANSI Standard, §5.1.2.2.1

© 2012 by Stephen A. Ness