[c-prog] Re: main()

[John Matthews]

--- In c-prog@yahoogroups.com, kathir resh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> how to view what does main returns (ie 0 success flag)
>    
>   #include<stdio.h>
>   void main()
>   {
>      printf("godisgreat");
>   }

Operating system dependent. An example in Linux:

Program file answer.c:

int main(void)
{
    return 42;
}

Compile the program:
> gcc answer.c -o answer

Run it:
> answer

Display the program's return value:
> echo $status
42


John