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g++: fatal error: no imput files linux

I'm trying to compile on linux mint shell the following cpp file:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
  cout<<"Hello"<<endl;
  return 0;
}

the most basic program possible since I just wanted to test compiling on shell

I tiped:

g++ -o hello.cpp hello

and as a result:

g++: error: hello: no such file or directory
g++: fatal error: no imput files
compilation terminated

what did I do wrong?

Solution

  • It's: g++ -o hello hello.cpp

    The -o indicates the desired name of the output file