8.4.23 Name an Output Module (--output_file Option)

The linker creates an output module when no errors are encountered. If you do not specify a filename for the output module, the linker gives it the default name a.out. If you want to write the output module to a different file, use the --output_file option. The syntax for the --output_file option is:

--output_file=filename

The filename is the new output module name.

This example links file1.obj and file2.obj and creates an output module named run.out:

cl6x --run_linker --output_file=run.out file1.obj file2.obj