gistfile1.txt

#include <stdio.h>

int test() {
	static int val = 0;
	val += 1;
	return val;
}

int main() {
	printf("val: %d\n", test());
	printf("val: %d\n", test());
	printf("val: %d\n", test());
	printf("val: %d\n", test());
	printf("val: %d\n", test());
	return 0;
}

mike@Mike-MBP2:~$ ./static
val: 1
val: 2
val: 3
val: 4
val: 5