# include "stdio.h"

int 	*x;	/* x and y are declared as pointers to an integer  	*/
int 	*y;
int	a=10;
int	b=12;

main()
{
	x= &a;	/*	the pointer x is assigned to the pointer to value  "a"  (&a)	*/
	y= &b;	/*	the pointer y is assigned to the pointer to
			value "b"  (&b)	*/

/* 	at this point, x and &a are equivalent pointers, as are
		y and &b	*/
/*	values denoted by *x and a are equivalent, as are *y and b		*/

	printf("x = %d  &a = %d  \n", x, &a);
	printf("y = %d  &b = %d  \n", y, &b);

	printf("*x = %d  a = %d \n", *x, a);
	printf("*y = %d  b = %d \n", *y, b);
}