Compiling C code in the terminal

Question

I've been having a problem with compiling.

I used the following test C code below and saved it as test.c in Home folder.

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
  printf("Bruh!");
  return 0;
}

When I run in terminal the code

 gcc test.c -o test

I get nothing. Thank you

Answer 1

You are compiling the code, not running it, the correct procedure is:

• Create the source file (test.c)
• Compile it with gcc test.c -o test
• Run it with ./test

Also you can make a oneliner with these commands:

gcc test.c -o test; ./test

Answer 2

Write Open a text editor and type the above mentioned "Hello World" code. Save this file as HelloWorld.c.

Compile Open command prompt and go to your current working directory where you saved your HelloWorld.c file. Compile your code by typing gcc HelloWorld.c in command prompt. Your program will compile successfully, If your program doesn't contain any syntax error. It will generate an a.out file.

Execute Now run your program by typing a.out in command prompt.

Output You will see "Hello World" printed on your console.

Source : Writing first C program, Hello world Program