char argv & char** argv

[1RX1wA7f]

Can I use only char argv instead of char** argv?
If yes, then why so?
What's the reason?
& What's the difference it's going to make?

Is it something related that it will accept only 1 command line argument value?

[Bazzy]

You can't
The standard main only accepts int and char**

[acorn]

i thought you could use int and *char[] as well

[PanGalactic]

char* argv[] and char** argv mean essentially the same thing.

Edit: fix typo

[acorn]

sorry i dont understand double indirection that well. i can understand basic pointers and references but get confused when they start piling up. my textbook doesnt discuss it much.

[Disch]

If you understand the concept, then it really isn't that difficult.

A pointer just points to something else. If you have ** pointers, that just means they point to other pointers:

int* p;  // p points to an int
//  'p' is an int*
//  '*p' is an int

int** pp;  // pp points to an int*  (points to a pointer)
//  'pp' is an int**
//  '*pp' is an int*
//  '**pp' is an int 

[1RX1wA7f]

Thank You to all!!!
Appreciated !!!