Bash for Windows 10 gcc won't compile c files pasted into the root directory

Question

As the title suggests, if I paste a c file written somewhere else into the root directory of the Linux Subsystem, I can\'t compile it.

I did a test where I made two dif

Answer 1

You cannot copy (by default, who knows how Windows bash is set up!) files into the root directory! Your gcc error is say "no input files", so the copy has most likely failed. Copy the files to your home directory instead, for instance:

cp helloWorld2.c ~/

instead of:

cp helloWorld2.c /