argc AND argv[0]
reference: http://crasseux.com/books/ctutorial/argc-and-argv.html
argc stands for argument counts.
the "v" of argv[] stands for vector, and argv stands for the specific parameter when you input in command. We could test them with the following code.
Notice: when we execute the following program, it should be executable file. e.g. it should be ./a a b c, not gcc -o ab a.cpp
#include <stdio.h> int main (int argc, char *argv[]) { int count; printf ("This program was called with \"%s\".\n",argv[0]); if (argc > 1) { for (count = 1; count < argc; count++) { printf("argv[%d] = %s\n", count, argv[count]); } } else { printf("The command had no other arguments.\n"); } return 0; }