Some simple examples of compiling with gcc: http://galton.uchicago.edu/~gosset/Compdocs/gcc.html A gcc tutorial: http://users.actcom.co.il/~choo/lupg/tutorials/c-on-unix/c-on-unix.html Some more indepth discussion of command line compiling: http://eewww.eng.ohio-state.edu/ee281/compile/gcc.html The gcc manual: http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/