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From: Todd Carnes <toddcarnes@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: what is the output
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 03:30:57 +0000 (UTC)
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On Sun, 03 Jul 2011 16:13:06 -0700, Chad wrote:

> On Jul 3, 2:24 pm, Keith Thompson <ks...@mib.org> wrote:
>> Chad <cdal...@gmail.com> writes:
>> > On Jul 3, 10:47 am, Eric Sosman <esos...@ieee-dot-org.invalid> wrote:
>> >> On 7/3/2011 12:32 PM, vinay kumar wrote:
>>
>> >> > main()
>> >> > {
>> >> > int d=010;
>> >> > printf("%d",d);
>> >> > }
>>
>> >> > please give with explanation
>>

[snip]

> I got the number "8" after I compiled and ran this code on my Linux box
> here at home. I just wasn't clear on why the computer produced the
> number "8" and not the number "10".
> 
> Chad

Someone already told you that a leading zero is used to indicate that you 
are using the octal numbering system vice, the decimal system, correct?

What does the octal number 010 equal in the decimal system?

Hint: 010 in the binary system is equal to 2 in the decimal system.

Todd