[Ubuntu]How to write and run your own C program?

Open your favourite terminal window on ubuntu.
(Mine happens to be Xterm :)



Then type gedit with the name of the program with a .c at the end.

If you love the 'nano' text editor, you may type:

When the text editor opens, code :)

Here's an example(Hello World)

#include <stdio.h>
int main(void)
{
puts("Hello World!!");
return 0;
}

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After writing your piece of code, you can save the file and exit.

If you're using nano text editor, just hit Ctrl + O to save the file and Ctrl + X to exit the text editor.

Then you must compile the file by typing:

Then you can run it by typing the following in your terminal: