/Fe (Name EXE File)

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Specifies a name and a directory for the .exe file or DLL created by the compiler.

Syntax

/Fepathname  

Remarks

Without this option, the compiler gives the file a default name using the base name of the first source or object file specified on the command line and the extension .exe or .dll.

If you specify the/c (Compile Without Linking), to compile without linking, /Fe has no effect.

To set this compiler option in the Visual Studio development environment

1. Open the project's Property Pages dialog box. For details, see How to: Open Project Property Pages.

2. Click the Linker folder.

3. Click the Generalproperty page.

4. Modify the Output File property.

To set this compiler option programmatically

• See OutputFile.

Example

The following command line compiles and links all C source files in the current directory. The resulting executable file is named PROCESS.exe and is created in the directory C:\BIN.

CL /FeC:\BIN\PROCESS *.C  

Example

The following command line creates an executable file in C:\BIN with the same base name as the first source or object file:

CL /FeC:\BIN\ *.C  

See Also

Output-File (/F) Options
Compiler Options
Setting Compiler Options
Specifying the Pathname