1 Source code for hello.c
1 /* hello.c */
2 #include <stdlib.h>
3 #include <stdio.h>
4
5 int main()
6 {
7 printf("Hello World!\n");
8 exit(0);
9 }
2 Compile, link and run
$ gcc -o hello hello.c $ ./hello Hello World!
If you forget the -o name option that tells the compiler where to place the executable, it will place the program in a file called a.out (meaning assembler output).