4.6.2 Options for Controlling the Kind of Output

The options shown in the table below control the kind of output produced by the compiler and are discussed in the sections that follow.

Table 4-16. Kind-of-output Control Options
Option (links to explanatory section)	Produces
`-c`	An intermediate file.
`-E`	A preprocessed file.
`-o file`	An output file with the specified name.
`-S`	An assembly file.
`-v`	Verbose compilation.
`-xassembler-with-cpp`	Output after preprocessing all source files.
`--help`	Help information only.
`-mprint-devices`	Chip information only.
`--version`	Compiler version information.