unexpected output in C (recursion)

Question

int main(void) {
 static int=5;
 if(--i) {
    main();
    printf(\"%d\",i);
   }
 }

the output of above program is---

0000

But I t

Answer 1

1. You set a static variable i to 5
2. You recurse on main until i becomes zero.
3. The recursion unwinds with i being zero.
4. This then calls the printf

There lies the answer.

You can prove this by using a debugger