How to Build / Compile and Run a C Program in Command Prompt ( cmd ) on Windows 10

in this video tutorial you will learn How to compile/ build and run a C language Program in command prompt on windows 10 operating System.
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After installing C toolset ( mingw oin windows is used here ) we need to set the path environment variable.
After that we need to open the command prompt and use the command
gcc program.c
this will generate the executable from the program.
we can use a.out and run the program.
We can also give name for the executable generated by using
gcc -o program.exe program.c
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In previous video "How to install CodeBlocks....", you saved used user variable environment to save the path. In this tutorial, the system variable is used. Is there a difference?

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Hello Anil how are you beside RUclips?
I'm wondering if you can teach us how to make a C++ program that runs automatically when Windows starts. This thing is unique as well as your videos and is very important.
As an example for that is the Discord desktop application. When you install discord on your desktop, every time you turn your computer on, your default browser will always open Discord's main page automatically.
Hope I was clear enough. XD
Thank you for your time .

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first create the program to do your intended task.
place it in windows start up
That's it

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@@LearningLad Ofcource but if I uploaded my program to let others download it, how would they have the program opened each time windows restarts. They only should install the program and the rest is for the installer. So my question here is: "How do we make our installer to automatically add the executable to the startup menu?"
Thank you again

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Sir while typing gcc hello world.c it shows fatal error. Pls tell for this sir pls

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if your file name contains space then write it between double quotes
gcc "hello world.c"

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Can't we change the code while we once run thee code on cmd??(when cmd is working)

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of course you can.

[@thulanitinashe6475]

on the last part when we change the name of the a.exe when i did it another a file was developed hello.exe but not replaced it. Is it the name same thing?

[@minhphunguyen4472]

Hey, as I can see in some other videos, they have a line "Execution time: " everytime they run the ".exe" file, do you know how to display that line ?
thanks mate!

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I think that depends on the idea/ toolset they are using
I think codeblocks ide displays that info

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what does dir mean and why u type dir ?
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dir command displays the content of the current directory - that means all the subfolders, files and details about them. It's a way to check your files and - more important - the file exact name before typing in command line.

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Gcc is not recognized as an internal or external command ye error aa rhi hai

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gcc in lowercase
also make sure that you have set the path environment variable properly

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It not turn to a exe it Show me do my folder or locations and at the end collect2.exe error id returned 1 exit status ?? Help

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I Am Not Getting The result ,Instead I am getting access denied . plz reply me

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Run cmd as admin

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I am. Getting 67 bytes while you're getting 68 bytes, after gcc helloworld I ma getting error like warning return type default to int please help me out in this...

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I didn't get "a.exe" instead I got "a" only, how do I fix that?? Please let me know how to fix it and thank u for the video

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that's ok
i think in your system displaying file extension option is disabled
so you see only 'a'

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Can we use microsoft word to write our c code ?

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Can you add how to open a programs help system🤔