diff --git a/CPP/recursion/tower_of_hanoi.cpp b/CPP/recursion/tower_of_hanoi.cpp
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+#include<bits/stdc++.h>
+using namespace std;
+
+void T(int n,char A,char B,char C)
+{
+    if(n==1)
+    {
+        cout<<"Moved disk 1 from "<<A<<" to "<<B<<'\n';
+        return;
+    }
+    T(n-1,A,C,B);// moves top n-1 disks from source to auxiliary pole 
+    cout<<"Moved disk "<<n<<" from "<<A<<" to "<<B<<'\n'; // moving nth disk from source to destination
+    T(n-1,C,B,A); // moves n-1 disks from auxilary to destination pole
+}
+int main()
+{
+    T(3,'A','B','C');
+}
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