Work from the right folder - C++ | Zoonk

Work from the right folder - C++ | Zoonk

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Work from the right folder

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Close-up educational diagram of a terminal command `g++ main.cpp` running inside one highlighted folder labeled “current working directory,” with `main.cpp` shown inside that same folder and a short arrow from the filename in the command to the file.

Commands start from one folder

A terminal command always runs from one folder called the current working directory. If you type g++ main.cpp, the compiler first looks for main.cpp in that current folder.