# gcc > Preprocesses and compiles C and C++ source files, then assembles and links them together. - Compile multiple source files into executable: `gcc {{source1.c}} {{source2.c}} -o {{executable}}` - Allow warnings, debug symbols in output: `gcc {{source.c}} -Wall -Og -o {{executable}}` - Include libraries from a different path: `gcc {{source.c}} -o {{executable}} -I{{header_path}} -L{{library_path}} -l{{library_name}}` - Compile source code into Assembler instructions: `gcc -S {{source.c}}` - Compile source code without linking: `gcc -c {{source.c}}`