What is the difference between qualifiers and specifiers in C?

Question

Could some one explain what is the difference between qualifiers and specifiers in C?

Accepted Answer

Assuming you're talking about types, then this is simply a lookup in the C standard.

C99 section 6.7.2:

type-specifier:

```
void
char
short
int
...
```

C99 section 6.7.3:

type-qualifier:

```
const
restrict
volatile
```

I imagine that it's clear that these are distinct categories of things...

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