I've started programming in c and I recently switched from a text editor to visual studio's ide, and I found out how to compile a single hello world. But it takes a bit to actually find the executable which is in a mess of folders full of a bunch of different files.

Is there just an easier way to find the file? Or change where the file is compiled at?

CodePudding user response：

In visual Studio (not code), go to the Project menu, then to <Project_name> properties. In the popup window go to Configuration properties/General, you will find the output directory.

Plan B: when building your solution, the full path of the exe is displayed in the console output.

CodePudding user response：

You can change the Output Directory in project settings. But generally, you don't even need to care. Just hit "F5" to launch your application (in debugger) or "CTRL F5" to launch without the debugger.

CodePudding user response：

In the solution explorer you can right click on files and you'll have options for viewing them in explorer and command line.