![Step 3: Compile the C program with gcc Compiler
In your Terminal, enter the following command in order to make an executable
version of the program you have written:
Syntax:
$ gcc [programName].c -o programName
Example:
$ gcc sampleProgram.c -o sampleProgram
Make sure your program is located in your Home folder. Otherwise, you will need
to specify appropriate paths in this command.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/systemprogramming-220818045443-526d9ed2/85/How-to-run-C-Program-in-Linux-6-320.jpg)
How to run C Program in Linux
- 1. System Programing Execution of C Program in Linux
- 2. How to Write and Run a C-Program in Linux
- 3. Linux is a developer’s paradise because it is an open-source operating system, freely available and offers free programming tools for all popular programming languages. In this article, we will explain you how to write, compile and run a simple C program on Ubuntu Linux. This will serve you as a foundation to move on to more complicated and useful C programs that you can write and run on Linux. We have run the steps and commands mentioned in this article on an Ubuntu 22.04 LTS system, but it works exactly the same on other versions like Ubuntu 20.04 or on Debian 11. To compile a simple C program, we use the Linux command-line tool, the terminal. To open the terminal, you can use the Ubuntu Dash or the key combination Ctrl+Alt+T.
- 4. Step 1: Install the build-essential packages In order to compile and execute a C program, you need to have the essential packages installed on your system. Enter the following command as root in your Linux Terminal: $ sudo apt-get install build-essential You will be asked to enter the password for root; the installation process will begin after that. Please make sure that you are connected to the internet
- 5. Step 2: Write a simple C program After installing the essential packages, let us write a simple C program.Open Ubuntu’s graphical Text Editor and write or copy the following sample program into it: #include<stdio.h> int main() { printf("nA sample C programnn"); return 0; } Then save the file with .c extension. In this example, I am naming my C program as sampleProgram.c
- 6. Step 3: Compile the C program with gcc Compiler In your Terminal, enter the following command in order to make an executable version of the program you have written: Syntax: $ gcc [programName].c -o programName Example: $ gcc sampleProgram.c -o sampleProgram Make sure your program is located in your Home folder. Otherwise, you will need to specify appropriate paths in this command.
- 7. Step 4: Run the program The final step is to run the compiled C program. Use the following syntax to do so: $ ./programName You can see how the program is executed in the above example, displaying the text we wrote to print through it.