Build task to compile and run C file for VS Code

launch.json

{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "(gdb) Launch",
            "type": "cppdbg",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/a.exe",
            "args": [],
            "stopAtEntry": false,
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
            "environment": [],
            "externalConsole": false,
            "MIMode": "gdb",
            "miDebuggerPath": "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Dev-Cpp\\MinGW64\\bin\\gdb.exe",
            "setupCommands": [
                {
                    "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
                    "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
                    "ignoreFailures": true
                }
            ],
            "preLaunchTask": "build compile only"
        }
    ]
}

tasks.json

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "label": "build compile",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "gcc \"${file}\" && ./a.exe",
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            }
        },
        {
            "label": "build run",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "./a"
        }
    ]
}