C Programming Language is mainly developed as a system programming language to write kernels or write an operating system. C++ Programming Language is used to develop games, desktop apps, operating systems, browsers, and so on because of its performance. In this article, we will be compiling and executing the C Programming Language codes and also C++ codes with various compilers like CC, GCC, and G++ compilers.
In this method, we will be compiling and executing the C program code using CC Compiler.
Step 1: First, we need to open the text editor and terminal for writing code and executing it through the terminal.
Step 2: In the text editor we need to write any code using a C programming language .
Example Script:
We have written a simple C program to print the “ welcome to geeks for geeks ” message.
Step 3: Now, we need to save the file with the .c extension. So in this example, we have saved the file as welcome.c.
Step 4 : Now compile and run the C code in the terminal using the commands below.
ls cc welcome.c ./a.out
Our written code has been executed and the output is displayed in the above screenshot.
We can also compile and execute the script using the GCC compiler. So, let’s understand the compilation and execution using GCC example below.
Example Script :
Step 1: Navigate to the directory where the file is been saved. Use the below commands.
In this example we are already in the current directory.
Step 2 : Execute the command below for compilation and execution.
cc -o add add.c ./add
In the above image, we have written a simple C program for the addition of two numbers.
In this method, we will be compiling and executing the C++ program code using G++ Compiler.
Step 1 : Write the C++ program code in a text file using a text editor and save the file with the .cpp extension.
Example Script:
Step 2: Navigate to the directory where the file is saved.
In this example we are already in the current directory.
Step 3 : Execute the command below for compilation and execution.
g++ cplus.cpp ./a.out
In the above image, we have written a simple C++ program to print the “ Welcome to GeeksforGeeks ” message.
In this article we discussed how we can compile and run C and C++ programs in Linux using various compilers. C is designed for system programming and kernel development, while C++ excels in performance for games and applications. The methods demonstrated with CC, GCC, and G++ compilers equipped readers to compile and execute code efficiently. We discussed step-by-step instructions and example scripts. Overall, we can say that this article will help programmers to successfully run their C and C++ programs on Linux systems.
