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Specifies the name for an output file.

IDE Equivalent

None

Architectures

IA-32, Intel® 64 architectures

Syntax

Linux and Mac OS X:

-o filename

Windows:

None

Arguments

filename

Is the name for the output file. The space before filename is optional.

Default

OFF	The compiler uses the default file name for an output file.

Description

This option specifies the name for an output file as follows:

If -c is specified, it specifies the name of the generated object file.
If -S is specified, it specifies the name of the generated assembly listing file.
If -P is specified, it specifies the name of the generated preprocessor file.

Otherwise, it specifies the name of the executable file.

Note

If you misspell a compiler option beginning with "o", such as -openmp, -opt-report, etc., the compiler interprets the misspelled option as an -o filename option. For example, say you misspell "-opt-report" as " -opt-reprt"; in this case, the compiler interprets the misspelled option as "-o pt-reprt", where pt-reprt is the output file name.

Alternate Options

Linux and Mac OS X: None

Windows: /Fe

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