Visual Studio Code task to compile and run C programs

tasks.md

Introduction

The below code is the configuration for the Microsoft Visual Code tasks which will enable you to compile and run C program

Steps

1. Press Cmd + Shift + P
2. Type Configure task ( A task.json file will be created for that project )
3. Copy below configuration code and save it.

Usage

Simple press Cmd + Shift + B to compile and run.

Note: Make sure you select the tab having C program as below tasks run on active tab in VS Code.

Task Config

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "label": "compile and run C",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "gcc ${file} -o ${fileBasenameNoExtension}  && ./${fileBasenameNoExtension} ",
            "presentation": {
                "reveal": "always",
                "panel": "shared"
            },
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            }
        }
    ]
}