= C =

'''C''' is a statically-typed programming language. The design goals were minimalism and mirroring bare metal computer architecture, so as to simplify the process of porting C to new platforms. It allows low-level memory management and features a very concise standard library.

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== Example ==

A hello world program will look like:

{{{
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
    printf("Hello World!\n");
    return 0;
}
}}}

To compile and run, try:

{{{
gcc -o hello hello.c
./hello
}}}

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== Installation ==

A C compiler must be installed. Many [[Linux]] and [[BSD]] distributions will have one installed: either `gcc(1)` or `clang(1)`. All distributions will have packages for both available as well.

A C library (`libc(7)`) must also be installed. All distributions will have one installed. BSD distributions develop their own libraries, while most Linux distributions use `glibc`. Minimal Linux distributions such as [[Linux/Alpine|Alpine]] use `musl libc`.

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== Tool Chain ==

 * [[C/BuildFlags|Build Flags]]



== Language ==

 * [[C/ANSISequences|ANSI sequences]]

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== See also ==

[[https://www.gnu.org/software/gnu-c-manual/gnu-c-manual.html|GNU C user manual]]

[[https://man.archlinux.org/man/gcc.1|gcc(1)]]

[[https://man.archlinux.org/man/extra/clang/clang.1.en|clang(1)]]



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