Example: Diamond Star Pattern in C using For loop of Stars

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// Diamond Star Pattern in C using For loop of Stars
#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
    int x, c, k, s = 1;
    
    printf("-----Enter the number of rows-----\n");
    scanf("%d", &x);
    
    s = x - 1;
    
    for (k = 1; k <= x; k++) {
        for (c = 1; c <= s; c++)
        	printf(" ");
        s--;
        for (c = 1; c <= 2 * k - 1; c++)
        	printf("*");
        printf("\n");
    }

    s = 1;
    
    for (k = 1; k <= x - 1; k++) {
        for (c = 1; c <= s; c++)
        	printf(" ");
        s++;
        for (c = 1 ; c <= 2 * (x - k) - 1; c++)
        	printf("*");
        printf("\n");
    }
    return 0;
}