what is the difference between declaring a static variable inside and outside of main

[ankur0921]

I want to know

prog1.c
#include<stdio. c>
static int c=6;
int main()
{
/*code*/
}


prog2.c
#include<stdio. h>
int main()
{
static int c=10;
}


what would be the difference between these two program in the fuctioning of static keyword ?

thx.

ankur

[weaknessforcats]

The static variable inside main() will ve in scope from the point of definition to the end of the function.

Outside of main() the variable will be in scope from the point of definition to the end of the file.