man/man1/cc.1

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NAME            cc -- C compiler
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SYNOPSIS        cc\b\b__ [ -c\b\b__ ] sfile\d1\u.c\b\b__ ... ofile\d1\u ...
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DESCRIPTION     cc\b\b__
is the UNIX C compiler.
It accepts three types of arguments:

Arguments whose names end with ".c" are assumed to be
C source programs; they are compiled, and
the object program is left on the file sfile\d1\u.o (i.e.
the file whose name is that of the source with ".o" substituted
for ".c").

Other arguments (except for "-c") are assumed
to be either loader flag arguments, or C-compatible
object programs, typically produced by an earlier cc\b\b__ run,
or perhaps libraries of C-compatible routines.
These programs, together with the results of any
compilations specified, are loaded (in the order
given) to produce an executable program with name
a.out\b\b\b\b\b_____.

The "-c" argument suppresses the loading phase, as does
any syntax error in any of the routines being compiled.

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FILES           file.c                  input file
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file.o                  object file
a.out                   loaded output
/tmp/ctm?               temporary
/lib/c[01]              compiler
/lib/crt0.o             runtime startoff
/lib/libc.a             builtin functions, etc.
/lib/liba.a             system library
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SEE ALSO        C reference manual (in preparation), cdb(I)
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DIAGNOSTICS     Diagnostics
are intended to be self-explanatory.
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BUGS            --