#include <stdio.h>

	main()
	{

	int a; 
	a = 6;

/* The  "*" defines the variable as a pointer ... */

	int *pointer_a;


/* the % symbol in front of a variable will reveal    */
/* the memory location where the variable is held    */
/* Also called the left value, or lvalue of a variable  */

	printf("Variable a is %d\n", a);
	printf("The address of variable a is 0x%p\n", &a);

/* Assign the location of a to the pointer...   */

        pointer_a = &a;

/* Show the value of pointer_a... */

	printf("Pointer a is to 0x%p\n", pointer_a);

/* Show pointer_a's own address, using the "&"... */

	printf("Pointer a's own address is 0x%p\n", &pointer_a);

/* Show the variable value pointer_a is referring to, using the "*"... */

	printf("Pointer a actually points to %d\n", *pointer_a);


	return 0;
	}