/Fe (Name EXE File)
Specifies a name and a directory for the .exe file or DLL created by the compiler.
/Fepathname
Remarks
Without this option, the compiler gives the file a default name using the base name of the first source or object file specified on the command line and the extension .exe or .dll.
If you specify the/c (Compile Without Linking), to compile without linking, /Fe has no effect.
To set this compiler option in the Visual Studio development environment
Open the project's Property Pages dialog box. For details, see How to: Open Project Property Pages.
Click the Linker folder.
Click the Generalproperty page.
Modify the Output File property.
To set this compiler option programmatically
- See OutputFile.
Example
The following command line compiles and links all C source files in the current directory. The resulting executable file is named PROCESS.exe and is created in the directory C:\BIN.
CL /FeC:\BIN\PROCESS *.C
The following command line creates an executable file in C:\BIN with the same base name as the first source or object file:
CL /FeC:\BIN\ *.C