C, C/C++ Source Code File (.c)
The C Developer file format
Source code developed and written in either the C or C++ language are commonly stored in a C file. These programming languages are used in software programming. Code in the C file is written in plain text. Thus, files with the C extension can be opened by any basic text editor. However, if viewed and edited in a basic text editor, there is no syntax highlighting of the code available.
Technical details of C files
A C file may include the whole source code written in C or C++. The files can also contain snippets of code that reference to other C files with more or complete code. Sometimes, a distinction between different C files is made, yet it doesn't hold for all cases. It is said that files with a lowercase c (.c) contain code written in C, while files with an uppercase C (.C) contain code written in C++.
More information about the C file format
| File extension | .c |
| File category | Developer |
| Associated programs | Apple Xcode (Mac) BloodshedSoftware Dev-C++ (Windows) Borland C++Builder (Windows) Code::Blocks (Windows, Mac & Linux) Eclipse IDE for C Developers (Windows, Mac & Linux) Embarcadero C++Builder (Windows) ES-Computing EditPlus (Windows) Freescale CodeWarrior Development Tools (Mac) GNU Emacs (Linux) gVim (Windows) MacroMates TextMate (Mac) Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 (Windows) Vim (Linux) ZinjaI (Windows, Mac & Linux) |
| Useful links | More Information on C |
| Developer | N/A |