Thread: a.exe

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    a.exe

    I'm trying to run programs from the command line for once. I'm using MinGW. When I compile it using gcc it creates an executable named "a". I was wondering how to specify what the name of the .exe beforehand.

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    Do something like:
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    gcc -o programname.exe sourcefile.c
    Quote Originally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
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