Front Matter

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C Primer Plus , Third Edition

Copyright 1999 by Sams Publishing

All rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise , without written permission from the publisher. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-85904

Printed in the United States of America

First Printing: December 1998

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Trademarks

All terms mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or service marks have been appropriately capitalized. Sams Publishing cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. Use of a term in this book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark.

Apple is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

Borland C++ is a registered trademark of Borland International, Inc.

CodeWarrior is a registered trademark of Metrowerks, Inc.

Cray is a registered trademark of Cray Computer, Inc.

IBM and PC are registered trademarks and PC DOS is a trademark of the International Business Machines Corporation.

Macintosh is a registered trademark of McIntosh Laboratory, Inc., licensed by Apple Computer, Inc.

Microsoft, Microsoft Word, MS-DOS, and XENIX are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Primer Plus is a registered trademark of The Waite Group, Inc.

Think C is a registered trademark of Symantec Corporation.

Turbo C is a registered trademark of Borland International, Inc.

UNIX is a trademark of American Telephone and Telegraph Corporation.

VAX is a registered trademark and VMS is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation.

Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

WordPerfect is a registered trademark of WordPerfect Corporation.

WordStar is a registered trademark of MicroPro International Corporation.

Warning and Disclaimer

Every effort has been made to make this book as complete and as accurate as possible, but no warranty or fitness is implied . The information is provided on an "as is" basis. The authors and the publisher shall have neither liability or responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damages arising from the information contained in this book.

Credits

Executive Editor

Tracy Dunkelberger

Acquisitions Editor

Tracy Dunkelberger

Development Editor

Sean Dixon

Managing Editor

Jodi Jensen

Project/Copy Editor

Lisa M. Lord

Indexer

Tom Dinse

Technical Editor

Michael J. Tobler

Software Specialist

Dan Scherf

Cover Design

Karen Ruggles

Production

Mona Brown

Michael Dietsch

Ayanna Lacey

Heather Miller

Gene Redding

Dedication

With love to Vicky and Bill Prata, who, for more than 60 years , have been showing how rewarding marriage can be.

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