Describe about storage allocation and scope of global, extern, static, local and register variables?

Describe about storage allocation and scope of global, extern, static, local and register variables? 


Globals have application-scope. They’re available in any compilation unit that includes an appropriate declaration (usually brought from a header file). They’re stored wherever the linker puts them, usually a place called the “BSS segment.” Extern? This is essentially “global.” 

Static: Stored the same place as globals, typically, but only available to the compilation unit that contains them. If they are block-scope global, only available within that block and its subblocks. 

Local: Stored on the stack, typically. Only available in that block and its subblocks. (Although pointers to locals can be passed to functions invoked from within a scope where that local is valid.) 

Register: See tirade above on “local” vs. “register.” The only difference is that the C compiler will not let you take the address of something you’ve declared as “register.”

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