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Re:What happens before main() is executed in C and why is it... by Myrmornis on Friday May 04, 2018 @05:10PM (#16998381)
> Command line arguments are received.

Nit: that’s not the best wording. if the executable is being executed by something like `exec` then these are just “arguments”; the command line (i.e. a shell) isn’t involved. Do embedded systems support something like `exec`?

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Re:What happens before main() is executed in C and why is it... by saagarjha on Friday May 04, 2018 @06:51PM (#16999076)
They're still called command-line arguments out of convention: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command-line_interface#Argumen...
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