Running

Invoking the compiler after installation.

Windows
	The compiler can be manually invoked from the command-line, or 
	automatically by your IDE/Code Editor. If you're using an IDE, you will 
	usually have to tell it where the compiler was installed, so it can find 
	it. How exactly to do that depends on the IDE. 

	To compile manually, you should append the FreeBASIC installation 
	directory to your PATH environment variable, separating it from previous 
	entries using a semi-colon. Now you can simply use "fbc" from the 
	command prompt, instead of always having to type in the full path (e.g. 
	"C:\FreeBASIC\fbc.exe").

	Then, open a console/command prompt/MS DOS prompt, in the same directory 
	as your program. To compile your program, you can use:

		C:\mystuff\myprogram\> fbc myprogram.bas

	and myprogram.exe will be created in the same directory.

	A console can be launched in a specific directory from Explorer by using 
	Microsoft's "Open Command Window Here" PowerToy on Windows XP. On 
	Windows Vista & above you can SHIFT+RightClick on a folder in Explorer 
	to see the 'Open Command Window Here' option. As a last resort, you can 
	also select Start -> Run, type "cmd" and hit Enter, and use the "cd" 
	command to change the current directory.

	Note: You can in fact invoke the compiler from any directory you like, 
	but you have to specifiy the correct path to your program, so the 
	compiler can find it, for example:

		C:\> fbc mystuff\myprogram\myprogram.bas

	The resulting executable will still be put in the same directory as the 
	program.

Linux
	If the install.sh script was successfully executed with enough 
	priviledges, the compiler binary should have been copied 
	/usr/local/bin/fbc, allowing any user access to the compiler from any 
	directory.

	From the prompt, type,

		 fbc

	to see a list of options.  To compile the "Hello, world!" example 
	program, navigate to the directory where the FreeBASIC examples were 
	installed (/usr/local/share/freebasic), and type,

		fbc examples/misc/hello.bas

	and a ./hello executable file will be created in the examples/misc 
	directory.

Linux (standalone)
	If the install script install-standalone.sh was successfully executed 
	with enough privileges, a link to the compiler binary should have been 
	created at /usr/bin/fbc, allowing any user access to the compiler from 
	any directory. If it was not possible to create the link, you may want 
	to alter your PATH environmental variable to be able to invoke the 
	compiler from any directory. Navigate to the directory where FreeBASIC 
	was installed.

	From the prompt, type,

		 fbc

	to see a list of options. To compile the "Hello, world!" example program 
	type,

		fbc examples/misc/hello.bas

	and a ./hello executable file will be created in the examples/misc 
	directory.

DOS
	Navigate to the directory where FreeBASIC was installed. For example, if 
	FreeBASIC is installed in the directory C:\FB, type,

		C:
		CD FB

	Some DOSes accept "CDD C:\FB" as well. You can also add the FreeBASIC 
	directory to your PATH environment variable (usually something like "SET 
	PATH=C:\FB\;%PATH%") so you can invoke the compiler from any directory.

	At the prompt, type,

		fbc

	to see a list of options. To compile the "Hello, world!" example program 
	type,

		fbc examples\misc\hello.bas

	and a hello.exe executable file will be created in the examples\misc 
	directory.

See also
	* CompilerInstallingInstalling FreeBASIC
	* CompilerCmdLineCompiler Command Line Options
	* CompilerFAQCompiler FAQ

