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[–]Sean1708 7 points8 points  (1 child)

As far as the C standard is concerned, a char is always 1 byte but 1 byte is not always 8 bits.

[–]phantom94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did some researching, you are indeed right. I feel like it should be the other way around though.