diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+
+# Created by https://www.gitignore.io/api/c
+# Edit at https://www.gitignore.io/?templates=c
+
+### C ###
+# Prerequisites
+*.d
+
+# Object files
+*.o
+*.ko
+*.obj
+*.elf
+
+# Linker output
+*.ilk
+*.map
+*.exp
+
+# Precompiled Headers
+*.gch
+*.pch
+
+# Libraries
+*.lib
+*.a
+*.la
+*.lo
+
+# Shared objects (inc. Windows DLLs)
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.so.*
+*.dylib
+
+# Executables
+*.exe
+*.out
+*.app
+*.i*86
+*.x86_64
+*.hex
+
+# Debug files
+*.dSYM/
+*.su
+*.idb
+*.pdb
+
+# Kernel Module Compile Results
+*.mod*
+*.cmd
+.tmp_versions/
+modules.order
+Module.symvers
+Mkfile.old
+dkms.conf
+
+# End of https://www.gitignore.io/api/c
+
diff --git a/pointers.c b/pointers.c
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+#include<stdio.h>
+
+int
+main() {
+	int x = 13;
+	int* p = &x;
+
+	printf("x: %d\n", x);
+	printf("p: %x\n", p);
+	printf("*p: %d\n", *p);
+}