cscript

Run C files like shell scripts.

Install

1. Install the handler.

    install -m 755 cscript /usr/local/bin/cscript
   

2. Register the handler with binfmt_misc:

    sudo tee -a /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/register < binfmt_register
   

Example

cat > hello.c <<EOF
//!cscript

#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
  printf("Hello, world!\n");
  return 0;
}
EOF

chmod 755 hello.c
./hello.c