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clang:tldr:2573d
clang: Compile a source code file into an executable binary.
$ clang ${input_source-c} -o ${output_executable}
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This command is using the clang command-line compiler to compile source code into an executable. Here is the breakdown of the command:
- "clang" is the name of the compiler program being executed.
- "${input_source-c}" is a variable denoting the source code file to be compiled. The "-c" option is used with clang to tell it to compile but not link the source code, generating an object file.
- "-o" is an option followed by "${output_executable}", denoting the output file name for the resulting executable that will be generated by the compiler.
In summary, this command is compiling a source code file using the clang compiler and generating an executable file with the specified name.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.