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The document is a cheatsheet for learning C programming, covering essential topics such as syntax rules, escape sequences, comments, and compiling code with the gcc compiler. It highlights that all statements must end with a semicolon, explains the use of escape sequences like and , and describes how to write comments in code. Additionally, it provides basic commands for compiling C programs using gcc.

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Learn C - Introduction - Learn C - Introduction Cheatsheet - Codecademy

The document is a cheatsheet for learning C programming, covering essential topics such as syntax rules, escape sequences, comments, and compiling code with the gcc compiler. It highlights that all statements must end with a semicolon, explains the use of escape sequences like and , and describes how to write comments in code. Additionally, it provides basic commands for compiling C programs using gcc.

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Learn C: Introduction

Syntax in C

The rules that dictate the correct format of code for a // Statements must end in a semicolon (;)
specific programming language are known as syntax.
// correct
Examples of syntax in C are:
All statements must end with a semicolon, ; printf("Hello World!");
Keywords and other code elements are case-
sensitive
// error
When compiling C code, an error will occur when the
syntax of the code is incorrect. printf("Hello World!")

// Code elements are case sensitive


// correct
printf("Hello World!");

// error
PRINTF("Hello World!");

Escape Sequences

In C, an escape sequence is a non-visual character used // \n acts as a newline in a string


within a string.
printf("Hello\nWorld!"); // Outputs: Hello
\n is an escape sequence that adds a newline to a string.
\t is an escape sequence that adds a tab of spaces to a //
string. World!

// \t acts as a tab in a string


printf("Hello\tWorld!"); // Outputs: Hello
World!

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Comments in C

In C, comments are text within code that will be ignored // Comments


by the compiler. They are used to document code.
Line comments begin with a double forward slash, // . All
text after // will be part of the comment until a new line /* This review content is
is reached. about comments and how they
Block comments begin with a forward slash and asterisk,
can be used to document code */
/* and end with an asterisk and forward slash, */ . Block
comments can span multiple lines as new lines are part of
the comment. // This is a line comment

/* This is a
block comment */

Compiling C Code with gcc

gcc is an application used to compile C programs into gcc script.c


an executable that can run on the target computer. gcc
gcc script.c -o myProgram
stands for GNU Compiler Collection.
gcc compiles C code using the code file as an unflagged
command-line argument. The output executable file will
be called a.out . The -o flag followed by some text can
be used to designate the name of the output executable
file.

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