CompileAndRun

This simple script compiles and runs a C++ file with a single command. It's useful for simple programs (single .cpp files that don't require linking as a part of the compilation process). I'll create a more robust version that can handle linking header/definition files if necessary.

Usage

To use the script globally, like a regular terminal command, you must add a directory containing this script to the PATH variable. The PATH variable tells the shell where to look for terminal commands.

Adding a directory to PATH

On macOS Catalina, I made a directory /Users/justin/bin, where I save any *.sh scripts. I added this directory to the PATH variable by adding this line to ~/.zshrc

export PATH=$PATH:/Users/justin/bin

I also made two aliases in the .zshrc file:

cprdo='compile_and_run.sh --overwrite true --post_delete true'
cpr='compile_and_run.sh'

Command Line Options:

There's one positional argument:

$1
    the *.cpp filename (including file extension .cpp)

There are two keyword arguments:

--overwrite
    overwrite the output file, if it exists
    false by default. any string in overwrite evaluates to true.

--post_delete
    delete the output file after it runs (simulates python behavior)
    false by default. any string in post_delete evaluates to true.

Example use:

  compile_and_run.sh helloworld.cpp --overwrite true --post_delete true

Alternatively, using the alias I defined above:

  cprdo helloworld.cpp

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