Where does read only memory exist in code after compilation

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char *token = "some random string";

When I declare this, I know "some random string" is stored in read-only memory. My question is where will read-only memory be? Will it be in the data section or in bss?

[C String literals: Where do they go?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2589949/c-string-literals-where-do-they-go) — Grijesh Chauhan, Jan 23 '14 at 11:55

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 23 '14 at 11:52

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It will be in the data section, BSS is for non-initialized memory.

If using GNU binutils, you can use nm to list the contents of an executable and see in which sections various symbols reside.

answered Jan 23 '14 at 11:52

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