Compiling using GCC

[Critter]

I am totally new to using gcc. Can someone tell me how i would compile a file called file.c in gcc? Once I compile file.c will I have to run any other commands in order to run the compiled file that gcc made?

Critter

[MrLinus]

Easy...

At the prompt type:

gcc file.c -o file

gcc = compiler
file.c = file to compile
-o = create output and send to..
file = final compiled product

Assuming no errors, to run it you'd type ./file

[Tedob1]

if its a windows system your working on the "-o file" would be changed to "-o file.exe" or whatever namne you want to give the exe

of course then you'd call the file by path and name to run it (c:\gcc\projects\file or whatever)