Memory Segments of a Program in C

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I'm looking for a tutorial describing about the various memory segments of a C program like code segment, data segment etc and what type of information is stored into them (i.e. where global, static, automatic etc variables are stored and why?).

--Ravi

Which platform(s) are you interested in? – Peter G. Oct 30 '10 at 12:13 — Peter G., Oct 30 '10 at 12:13
linux but any other will be fine too. – Ravi Gupta Oct 30 '10 at 12:34 — Ravi Gupta, Oct 30 '10 at 12:34
x86 but again if it coverts others then it will be good – Ravi Gupta Oct 30 '10 at 15:49 — Ravi Gupta, Oct 30 '10 at 15:49

Sudhanshu · Answer 1 · 2010-10-30T12:42:51.657

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Try reading this: Linkers & Loaders. This is the online copy of a wonderful book by John Levine, which delves into these things.

You will also benefit by reading more about ELF format. Wikipedia has links to more articles about the same.

edited Oct 30 '10 at 12:42

answered Oct 30 '10 at 12:29

Sudhanshu

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