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Comparing two integer values in C

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
 
int main() 
{
    int i,j; 
    
    system("cls"); //clear screen (Windows)
 
    printf("1.Enter an integer value:");
    scanf("%d", &i);
 
    printf("2.Enter an integer value:");
    scanf("%d", &j);
    
    if (i!=j)
      if (i>j)
         printf("\n%d is bigger than %d", i, j);
      else
         printf("\n%d is bigger than %d", j, i);
    else
        printf("\nThe numbers you entered are equal.");
                  
    return 0;
}

#include <stdio.h>

#include <stdlib.h>

int main()

{

int i,j;

system("cls"); //clear screen (Windows)

printf("1.Enter an integer value:");

scanf("%d", &i);

printf("2.Enter an integer value:");

scanf("%d", &j);

if (i!=j)

if (i>j)

printf("\n%d is bigger than %d", i, j);

else

printf("\n%d is bigger than %d", j, i);

else

printf("\nThe numbers you entered are equal.");

return 0;

}

Version control: Check-out

To check out is to create a local working copy from the repository. When a file has been checked out from a shared file server, it cannot be edited by other users.

Print char, int and float values in C

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main() 
{
    char ch1;
    int i,j; 
    float r;
    
    system("cls"); //clear screen (Windows)

    printf("1.Enter a character:");
    scanf("%c", &ch1);

    printf("2.Enter two integer values:");
    scanf("%d%d", &i, &j);
    
    printf("3.Enter a float value:");
    scanf("%f", &r);
    
    printf("\nThe character that you entered is: %c", ch1);
    printf("\nThe integer values that you entered are: %d and %d", i, j);
    printf("\nThe float value you entered is: %f", r);
    printf("\nThe float value you entered is (with precision 2): %.2f", r);
    
    return 0;
}

#include <stdio.h>

#include <stdlib.h>

int main()

{

char ch1;

int i,j;

float r;

system("cls"); //clear screen (Windows)

printf("1.Enter a character:");

scanf("%c", &ch1);

printf("2.Enter two integer values:");

scanf("%d%d", &i, &j);

printf("3.Enter a float value:");

scanf("%f", &r);

printf("\nThe character that you entered is: %c", ch1);

printf("\nThe integer values that you entered are: %d and %d", i, j);

printf("\nThe float value you entered is: %f", r);

printf("\nThe float value you entered is (with precision 2): %.2f", r);

return 0;

}

Visual Studio Code: ‘gcc’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Visual Studio Code – Main menu > View > Extensions > Install: C/C++ for Visual Studio Code and Code Runner
Download MinGW – Minimalist GNU for Windows (MinGW Installation Manager) > In “Basic setup” mark all packages to be installed > MiniGW Installation Manager Main menu > Installation > Apply changes > Copy the path where the \bin folder can be found e.g. C:\MiniGW\bin
Windows Desktop > This PC > right click > Properties > Advanced system settings > Environment variables > System variables > find the PATH variable and click Edit > click New and add the path C:\MiniGW\bin
Visual Studio Code – Main menu > File > Preferences > Settings > in the search box type “runner” > select the setting “Run in Terminal”.

Visual Studio Code Version: 1.53.2

Windows Key + P

In case you have 2 monitors connected to your PC, the Windows Key + P combination offers the following options:

PC screen only (Primary screen ON, Secondary screen OFF)
Duplicate
Extend
Second screen only (Primary screen OFF, Secondary screen ON)

How to start PowerShell in Windows 10

Go to Windows 10 start icon > right mouse click > select Windows PowerShell or Windows PowerShell (Admin)

Go to Windows 10 search box > type PowerShell > select one of the options: Run, Run as Administrator, Run ISE as Administrator, Windows PowerShell ISE. ISE stands for Integrated Scripting Environment.

VueMinder Lite: How to backup your email

Main menu > File > Backup Data … > Select the folder where the backup file will be saved > Click Backup and wait until the message “A backup has been successfully generated” appears.

Thunderbird for Windows: How to backup your emails

Main menu > Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Folder: Open folder (C:\Users\<User name>\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default-release) > Exit Thunderbird > Copy the Profile Folder to your Backup Folder.

How to create an XML backup in Confluence

Choose the cog icon
Select General configuration
Go the category ‘Administration’ and choose ‘Backup & Restore’
Check ‘Include Attachments’ and click Export

How to find your home directory in Confluence

Go to Atlassian\Confluence\confluence\WEB-INF\classes folder
Open confluence-init.properties file with a text editor in order to find the location of your home directory. The default location of the home directory in Windows is the following C:\Program Files\Atlassian\Application Data\Confluence

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