Run a c file program on every file save

dev_c_file.md

• create your "x.c" file
• create "run.sh" file with the following:

# run for the first time
gcc x.c
./a.out


inotifywait -q -m -e close_write examen.c |
while read -r filename event; do
  # run after tweaking the file
  gcc x.c
  ./a.out
done

• chmod +x ./run.sh
• sh run.sh
• Hack away in your editor, now the C file will run on every file change

Necessary dependency

sudo apt install inotify-tools -y