a= input(' a = ');
b= input(' b = ');
c= input(' c = ');
% I want to find the minimum of a , b , c
minabc =  a ;
if (b < minabc) ; minabc = b ; end 
if (c < minabc) ; minabc = c ; end
fprintf(' the min of a=%d b=%d c=%d is %d \n',a,b,c,minabc);