Basic Output

In C there is a function called printf that sends output to the terminal. For example, the statement:

      printf("Hi there!\n");

prints the message ``Hi there!''-without the quotes--on the terminal. Notice that the message string is contained in double quotes. You might be wondering what the characters ``\n'' are doing in the message string above.

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And do you remember why there is a semicolon at the end of the printf statement?

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