[LUG] GCC compilation?

[lee quick <leequick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

just taking first tentative steps into the strange world of  C

does anyone know the answer to the following

i write a source file say : Example.c

then  GCC Example.c

produces an executable called a.out ?

sure enough a.out works but why is it not called Example.out

of course i could rename a.out ,but why does it do this in the first place.

read the man pages for GCC but can't find any explanation.


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