title: %*c in scanf() - what does it mean?
body: <p>I tried to run this program in Turbo C but couldn't decipher the output. What does this <code>%*c</code> mean? Any help would be appreciated.</p>
  
  <pre><code>int dd,mm,yy;
  printf("\n\tEnter day,month and year");
  scanf("%d %*c %d %*c %d",&amp;dd,&amp;mm,&amp;yy);  // what does %*c mean ?
  printf("\n\tThe date is : %d %d %d",dd,mm,yy);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>OUTPUT</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>Enter day, month and year 23
  2
  1991
  3
  5
  The date is: 23 1991 5
  </code></pre>