7.6.2 Options for Controlling the Kind of Output

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

Table 7-6. Kind-of-Output Control Options
Option	Definition
`-c`	Compile or assemble the source files, but do not link. The default file extension is `.o`.
`-E`	Stop after the preprocessing stage, i.e., before running the compiler proper. The default output file is `stdout`.
`-o file`	Place the output in `file`.
`-S`	Stop after compilation proper (i.e., before invoking the assembler). The default output file extension is `.s`.
`--help`	Print a description of the command-line options.