how do you run a c program in cmd

hi friends i am siva sankar reddy s

I was just opened the cmd in windows and creted a directory by using "md" command and opened a text file by "notepad " and I did my program in that file and given .c extention to save that file.

Now I want to know how to compile and run that c program to get out put.

One more thing is I need all .exe files of all my programs in my directory.

Help me how to do this and what is the path I have to give?

From stackoverflow $pageUsers[$entry.posts[0].author].name

• You need a compiler - are you using Visual Studio? GCC? The compiler you are using should come with some simple setup instructions to help to get you going.

  From 1800 INFORMATION

• Maybe this c compiling handout can be of any use.

  It shows all the steps needed to create a c based executable file.

  From Gamecat

• Free (beer-free, not necessarily speech-free) C compilers for Windows include (from memory so there may be others):

  • MinGW (Minimalist GNU for Windows)
  • MSYS
  • Cygwin
  • Eclipse CDT (which uses GNU under the covers I think)
  • Borland C++ (from their BDN museum site)
  • Visual C++ Express
  From paxdiablo

• I would recommend if there is no reason to use MS windows, try linux.

  http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/beta

  The development environment is free.

  From plan9assembler