package main import "fmt" func main() { v := 5 // pv is a pointer to v pv := &v fmt.Printf("v: %d, pv: %p\n", v, pv) // we change the value of v via pv *pv = 4 fmt.Printf("v: %d\n", v) // two pointers to the same value have the same address pv2 := &v fmt.Printf("pv: %p, pv2: %p\n", pv, pv2) }