Alexey Suslikov <alexey.susli...@gmail.com> writes: > Hi tech@. > > size(1) DESCRIPTION says: > > "... If no file is specified size attempts to report on the file a.out". > > And, indeed, it warns: > > $ size > size: cannot read a.out: No such file or directory > > Above message looks misleading in a.out-less world.
a.out is still the default executable produced by most (all?) compilers if no explicit output file is provided. ritchie /tmp$ cc hello.c ritchie /tmp$ ./a.out Hello, world! -- jca | PGP : 0x1524E7EE / 5135 92C1 AD36 5293 2BDF DDCC 0DFA 74AE 1524 E7EE
