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+/*
+ * C Program to Print Diamond Pattern using For Loop
+ */
+ 
+#include <stdio.h>
+ 
+int main()
+{
+    int number, i, k, count = 1;
+ 
+    printf("Enter number of rows: \n");
+    scanf("%d", &number);
+    count = number - 1;
+    for (k = 1; k <= number; k++)
+    {
+        for (i = 1; i <= count; i++)
+            printf(" ");
+        count--;
+        for (i = 1; i <= 2 * k - 1; i++)
+            printf("*");
+        printf("\n");
+     }
+     count = 1;
+     for (k = 1; k <= number - 1; k++)
+     {
+         for (i = 1; i <= count; i++)
+             printf(" ");
+         count++;
+         for (i = 1 ; i <= 2 *(number - k)-  1; i++)
+             printf("*");
+         printf("\n");
+      }
+      return 0;
+}
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