What is the difference between char * const and const char *?

Question

What\'s the difference between:

char * const 

and

const char *

Answer 1

I would like to point out that using int const * (or const int *) isn't about a pointer pointing to a const int variable, but that this variable is const for this specific pointer.

For example:

int var = 10;
int const * _p = &var;

The code above compiles perfectly fine. _p points to a const variable, although var itself isn't constant.