Universal 1.9.8

Universal Competitive Programming Suite helps you work faster in programming competitions

A tool to quickly compile and run different source files using same command

Universal allows you to __quickly__ compile, build and run files. Universal make it very easy to compile _any_ source code and create & execute corresponding files.

Let us say you want to compile _batman.c_.

__Normal(SLOW) way:__ gcc -g -O2 -std=gnu99 -static -Wall -Wextra -Isrc -rdynamic -fomit-frame-pointer -o batman.out batman.c -lm -lrt That is around 114 keystrokes with these options that I use for ICPC practice. Now you need to type ./batman.out to execute.

How __Universal__ helps you in programming? You just need to type u batman.c Typing effort is reduces even more if you use tab for filename prediction i.e type u followed by space and then first word of file b and hit tab. Voila, hit enter.

After pressing enter universal will do following things for you:

• It will compile your _batman.c_ (with a lot of awesome gcc commandline options & flags already set).

• After compiling it will create an executable named _batman.out_

• Give you instructions to copy-paste for editing or executing.

• You may also use u batman.out to execute the executable just created.

__Universal way:__ u b<tab> With universal installed you just need to type __3__ keystrokes to compile and execute any type of source code.

Best part you don’t need to remember anything, not even the name of compiler. Forget the command name & its syntax and all those stupid, long but helpful command line options which are different for each compiler. You can use the __same__ command/syntax u filename.extension to build & run __any__ source code. Yes _any_ type of source file. Universal will either run it or tell you how to install its compiler. Universal supports a large variety of languages including c, c++, java, python and many more.

To install download the files by [clicking here](https://github.com/shubhamchaudhary/universal/archive/master.zip) and unzip & run the _install_ file: ./install You need to run it in the source directory, the one where you unzipped. Please provide password when required. You can always type ./install –help to get installation help directly

After completing installation you can type command name universal –help or universal -h or the easiest and fastest version of command u -h and just hit enter to get usage instruction and help.

List of command line options:

• u –help or u -h - get help

• u –update or u -u - update software to the latest developement version with many bug fixes

• u –download or u -d - download latest source code in a .zip file

• u –problem or u -p - Report problems, bugs, issues etc.

• u <filename>.c t - Perform a memory test while running the executable

To get latest version of Universal type u -u or [Click here](https://github.com/shubhamchaudhary/universal/releases/latest) It is recommended that you update the software after every few weeks.

Find us:

• [LaunchPad - UniversalCompiler](https://launchpad.net/universalcompiler)

• [Ohloh](https://www.ohloh.net/p/UniversalCompiler)

Copyright (c) 2011-2014 Shubham Chaudhary <[e-mail]>

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