int N = Integer.parseInt (args [0]);
// create N-by-N array of integers 1 through N
int[][] a = new int[N][N];
for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
for (int j = 0; j < N; j++)
a[i][j] = 1 + N*i + j;
// spiral
for (int i = N-1, j = 0; i > 0; i--, j++) {
for (int k = j; k < i; k++) System.out.println(a[j][k]);
for (int k = j; k < i; k++) System.out.println(a[k][i]);
for (int k = i; k > j; k--) System.out.println(a[i][k]);
for (int k = i; k > j; k--) System.out.println(a[k][j]);
}
// special case for middle element if N is odd
if (N % 2 == 1) System.out.println(a[(N-1)/2][(N-1)/2]);
}
}