CSC373/406: C: Compiling C programs [29/42]

file:hello.c [source]

00001: #include <stdio.h> 00002: 00003: int main() 00004: { 00005: printf("hello, world\n"); 00006: } 00007:

To compile a single file C program in a file named hello.c use the gcc compiler.

$ gcc hello.c -o hello

This compiles the program hello.c, links it with any standard c library routines called (e.g. i/o routines) and produces the executable file named hello.

Now run hello:

$ ./hello