Real basic compile/run question

Roger · 11-14-2009, 10:28 AM

I'm still new to C and am having trouble running a compiled program.

In the past when I compile on Linux I never specified a name of the file, so I would run the program with this command line argument:
./a.out

Now when I compile, I am adding "-o myPgm" to the command line argument. How do I run the program now?

Again, the OS is Linux.

MK27 · 11-14-2009, 10:33 AM

./myPgm

You need to use ./ to specify an executable in the current working directory. This is to prevent confusion with binaries in the $PATH environment variable.

11-14-2009, 10:28 AM	#1
Roger Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 22	Real basic compile/run question I'm still new to C and am having trouble running a compiled program. In the past when I compile on Linux I never specified a name of the file, so I would run the program with this command line argument: ./a.out Now when I compile, I am adding "-o myPgm" to the command line argument. How do I run the program now? Again, the OS is Linux.
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