gcc main.c

When a .c source code file is created, it cannot run by itself. It requires a compiler to turn the source code file into and executable file. One of the most common C compilers is called “gcc”. gcc stands for GNU compiler collection. When a file is compiled, it follows these steps: 1)Preprocessing 2)Compilation 3)Assembly 4)Linking. These steps allow for C code to be converted into a working, executable file.