What do argc and argv stand for?

Question

What do argc and argv stand for? What is their function and why are they named that way.

Answer 1

That's C(++), isn't it?
Well, argc is the number of arguments you enter into the command line. Argv is a vector pointing to the arguments themselves. Argv[0] is the name the program is called.
Here an example I know it from C:

main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
...
}

So you see, argc has to be an integer and argv a vector pointer. If you now enter the following:

program test1.txt res1.txt

you get:

argc = 3
argv[0] = program.exe (with path)
argv[1] = test1.txt
argv[2] = test2.txt

Answer 2

The name of the variable argc stands for "argument count"; argc contains the number of arguments passed to the program. The name of the variable argv stands for "argument vector". A vector is a one-dimensional array, and argv is a one-dimensional array of strings. Each string is one of the arguments that was passed to the program.

Good luck and Happy Computing!

Answer 3

argc: argument count
argv: argument values

Answer 4

'c' stands for counter and 'v' stands for vector.