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Command line can't find file on Desktop.

Asked by cjones

When I try to compile a c file on the desktop by <gcc new.c> or <gcc -g new.c> the computer can't find the file even though I'm looking right at it on the desktop. The first line on the command line is chuckjones@chuckjones-desktop:~$. So it should be looking on the desktop.

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Best Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto) said : 		#1

No, if the file is on the desktop than is inside the ~/Desktop directory. Therefore if you are in your $HOME directory (default when opening the terminal) you should use:

gcc Desktop/new.c

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Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto) said : 		#2

BTW, chuckjones-desktop is just the name you have given to your PC during installation.

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cjones (cjones-designwesteng) said : 		#3

Thank you.