functions

gistfile1.c

#include <stdio.h>                                                                              
                                                                                                
int power(int m, int n);    /* is this a variable for the whole program? is it an array?, what does n and m means, they are never used in the real program so i dont get it. */                                                                         
                                                                                                
main()                                                                                          
{                                                                                               
    int i;                                                                                      
                                                                                                
    for(i = 0; i < 6; ++i)  /* this prints what 2 is being raised to */                                                                      
        printf("2^%d = %3d\n", i, power(2,i));     /* this prints first 2^, then 012345,.*/                                            
    return 0;                                                                                   
}                                                                                               
                                                                                                
int power(int base, int n) /* okey now what is this? what does base stand for? */                                                                     
{                                                                                               
    int i, p;                                                                                   
                                                                                                
    p = 1;                                                                                      
    for (i = 1; i <= n; ++i)  /*i dont get this.. n was never used so what is i <= to?*/                                                                  
        p = p * base;  /* base = what? */                                                                         
    return p;                                                                                   
}