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Asked: 2026-05-25T11:46:18+00:00

I just recently made the move to Linux, and now looking to program on

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I just recently made the move to Linux, and now looking to program on it as well.

However, for some reason I cannot get an executable to work.

Here’s what I’ve done:

  1. Downloaded Code::Blocks
  2. Made a new Console Project in Workspace 1 with C source.
  3. Added a getchar() before return(0);
  4. Ran and Compiled – Which works perfectly INSIDE Code::Blocks
  5. Went to the bin/release folder in which the file is saved, tried double clicking, right clicking and selecting: open, open with, tried using terminal to run the name of my program. I copied the folder URL, and then name of the file.. I just can’t seem to get the created file to execute!

In windows it made a .exe, I know there is no ending (?) in linux. (Could be wrong).

I’m currently running Ubuntu 11.04.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Most Linux distributions don’t include the current directory in the PATH variable that determines where to search for executables. Try opening a terminal, changing to the bin/release directory and explicitly qualifying your executable for the current directory:

    ./myprogram

    This is in contrast to Windows, where you can simply type “myprogram.exe”.

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