5.7.2 Options for Controlling the Kind of Output

The following options control the kind of output produced by the compiler.

Table 5-7. Kind-of-Output Control Options
Option (links to explanatory section)	Definition
`-c`	Stop compilation before the link step, producing an intermediate file.
`-E`	Stop compilation after preprocessing, producing a preprocessed file.
`--help`	Print a description of the command line options.
`-o file`	Place the output in a file with the specified name.
`-S`	Stop compilation before the assembly step, producing an assembly file output.
`-specs=file`	Overrides the standard specs file.
`-v`	Print the commands executed during each stage of compilation.
`--version`	Show version information then quit
`-x`	Specify the language of a source file regardless of its file extension.