How to compile and run C/C++ in a Unix console/Mac terminal?

Question

How can I compile/run C or C++ in Unix console or a Mac terminal?

(I know it, forget it, and relearn it again. Time to write it down.)

Answer 1

To compile C or C++ programs, there is a common command:

1. make filename

2. ./filename

make will build your source file into an executable file with the same name. But if you want to use the standard way, You could use the gcc compiler to build C programs & g++ for c++

For C:

gcc filename.c

./a.out

For C++:

g++ filename.cpp

./a.out