What does int argc, char *argv[] mean?

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Published on 2010-06-11T15:45:43Z Indexed on 2010/06/11 15:53 UTC
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In many C++ IDE's and compilers, when it generates the main function for you, it looks like this:

int main(int argc, char *argv[])

When I code C++ without an IDE, just with a command line compiler, I type:

int main()

without any parameters. What does this mean, and is it vital to my program?

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