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Specifies a name and a directory for the .exe file or DLL created by the compiler.
/Fepathname
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.
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Open the project's Property Pages dialog box. For details, see Working with Project Properties.
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Click the Linker folder.
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Click the Generalproperty page.
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Modify the Output File property.
- See xref:Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.VCLinkerTool.OutputFile%2A.
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
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
Output-File (/F) Options
Compiler Options
Setting Compiler Options
Specifying the Pathname