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 # C programming - A modern approach
 
-http://knking.com/books/c/content.html
+This repository contains solved exercises for the book **C programming - A
+modern approach** by the K. N. King.
+
+<http://knking.com/books/c/content.html>
+
+I did this far back in 2012, because I really wanted to understand
+pointers. Well, it looks like it was a success, I think. Back then I did
+not know how to use git (or any other VCS for that matter), so the history
+is missing, unfortunately. Enjoy!