Overview

This tutorial will teach the steps to compile & execute C Program on Windows operating system.

Setup Environment

Setup C programming environment. Install C compiler and text editor like Notepad++.

Setup Programming Environment

Create Source Code File

Open a text editor and add the C code.

Save the file with the *.c file extension. For example,  ‘helloworld.c’  file.

C Code

/**
**********************************
* Program Description:
* C Hello World Program
* Filename : helloworld.c
* Author : TestingDocs
* Date : 02/03/2017
* C Tutorials – www.TestingDocs.com
*************************************
*/
#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
/* C Hello World Program
using Text Editor and command line
On Windows 10 operating system.
*/
printf(“Hello, World! \n”); // print message

return 0;
} // end main

 

Compile C Program

Open a command prompt and issue the following command to compile the code:

\> gcc <filename.c>

\> gcc helloworld.c

 

Execute C Program

If there are no errors in the code, an executable file will be generated ( a.exe )

Type the following command to execute the C program.

\> a.exe

That’s it. We have successfully complied and executed a sample C program on Windows operating system using the command line prompt.

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C Tutorials

C Tutorials on this website can be found at:

https://www.testingdocs.com/c-language-tutorial/