In a past post, which you can find in this link https://medium.com/@Ana_Morales/c-static-libraries-479afec201a6, we talked about static libraries. This time we are going to talk about dynamic libraries. But first let’s remember what libraries are. What is a library and why to use it? Libraries are a simple and versatile way to modularize and reuse code. A library is essentially…

What happens when you type ls -l in the shell? Have you ever wondered what happens when you type “ls -l” in the shell? We already know “ls” is a Linux shell command that lists directory contents of files and directories and with the “-l” option, “ls” will list them in long format. But how does it do it? What…

What is a library? Libraries are a simple and versatile way to modularize and reuse code. A library is essentially a set of functions and/or procedures. Libraries allow encapsulating functionality, which may then be available in different programs. For this encapsulated functionality to be used, the program that requires it must be in charge…

GCC is an integrated compiler of the GNU project for C, C ++, Objective C and Fortran; it is capable of receiving a source program in any of these languages and generating a binary executable program in the language of the machine where it has to run. The acronym GCC…

There are two ways to create pointers to files or directories in the file system: by creating a hard link to the file or by creating a symbolic link (also known as soft link) to the file. Each kind has its advantages and disadvantages. Hard Link Each file starts with a single…

Expansion is done on the command line after it has been broken into tokens. There are diferent kinds of expansions, this time I am gonig to talk abour Filename Expansion (or Pathname expansión). Filename expansión is a shorthand for specifying filenames matching patterns. When you write an argument in the…