Shell script to compile and run c++ files with Make from the command line, call with $ cpp filename

.profile

####################
#        C++       #
####################

# Function to compile and run c++ files from the command line, call with $ cpp filename

# Compiling and running c++ files with
# $ make filename && ./filename is overly verbose
# This function lessens on the typing required

function cpp {
	
  if [ -z "$1" ]; then 
    echo "No filename provided."
  else
		
    # Compiler does not allow file extension, which may not be apparent to user, 
    # extension is therefore omitted in case it's written
    file=$1; base=${file%.*}
    # Compile and run
    make $base && ./$base
		
  fi
		
}

.zshrc

# NOTE! I've switched over to Z shell and discovered that zsh supports custom autocomplete functions.
# This suited this little script perfectly because it lessens on the typing required even more!
# Now just write "$ cpp" and tab away!

####################
#        C++       #
####################

# Enable autocompletion of all existing .cpp files in current
# working directory for the cpp function's first argument
compdef _cpp cpp
_cpp () {
  _arguments "1: C++ files:($( ls *.cpp ))"
}

# Function to compile and run c++ files from the command line, call with $ cpp filename

# Compiling and running c++ files with
# $ make filename && ./filename is overly verbose
# This function lessens on the typing required
function cpp {
	
  if [ -z "$1" ]; then 
    echo "No filename provided."
  else
		
    # Compiler does not allow file extension, which may not be apparent to user, 
    # extension is therefore omitted in case it's written
    file=$1; base=${file%.*}

    # Horizontal divider line for visual aid making it easier to see where script starts
    title="\n––– Running C++ script "; hr=$(printf '%*s' "${COLUMNS:-$(tput cols)}" '' | tr ' ' –)
	 
    # Compile and run
    echo "\n" && make $base && echo $title${hr:23}"\n" && ./$base
		
  fi
		
}

Very useful, thank you!