Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!ucselx!crash!pro-graphics.cts.com!johnk From: johnk@pro-graphics.cts.com (John Kohanski) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: UNIX sys V4.0 Message-ID: <5261@crash.cts.com> Date: 25 Oct 90 07:16:34 GMT Sender: root@crash.cts.com Lines: 13 In-Reply-To: message from joseph@valnet.UUCP a.out is the executable file that is creayed by the C compiler on a unix system. For instance if you were to create a source file named hello.c and then compile it, the compiler will compile hello.c and then spit out a.out as the executable. -- John Kohanski Pro-Graphics BBS 908/469-0049 "It's better than a sharp stick in the eye!" Internet: johnk@pro-graphics.cts.com UUCP: crash!pro-graphics!johnk ARPA: crash!pro-graphics!johnk@nosc.mil