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education/software development/ECE1400/C.md

@@ -52,7 +52,13 @@ int arr_size = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);
 `&` gives you the address of a variable
 `*` gives you the value in memory that an address points to.
 
+To update the value a pointer points at, you can dereference on the left hand side of the assignment operator:
+```c
+// Update the value `p` points at to be 7
+*p = 7;
+```
 
+Because of how operator preci works
 # Formatting specifiers
 # Standard library
 ## Formatting specifiers