Variable declaration in a header file [duplicate]

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You should declare the variable in a header file:

extern int x;

and then define it in one C file:

int x;

In C, the difference between a definition and a declaration is that the definition reserves space for the variable, whereas the declaration merely introduces the variable into the symbol table (and will cause the linker to go looking for it when it comes to link time).

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