how to run compiled C file.
 

Hi there.

im very very noob at linux/unix and all shell stuff.
I just bought a shell accout to study C programming (-:
I wrote 'hello world' example.
Compiled it like so: gcc test.c
I got a.out (dont know what it is)

And my question would be: how to run it ? (-:
I just wanna see 'Hello world' ... :/

the a.out is the executable
simply type
to compile it with an executable called helloworld, you'd do this:
gcc - call the compiler
-o - the next argument is the Object file (the executable)
helloworld - the object for reasons stated above
helloworld.c - the source

Hi,

If your working directory is the same where the a.out file is, then enter the following at command prompt.


./a.out