# Raw Pointers

The first edition of the book is no longer distributed with Rust's documentation.

If you came here via a link or web search, you may want to check out [the current
version of the book](../ch19-01-unsafe-rust.html#dereferencing-a-raw-pointer) instead.

If you have an internet connection, you can [find a copy distributed with
Rust
1.30](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.30.0/book/first-edition/raw-pointers.html).
