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I have been working for a few weeks now using straight gcc terminal compiling instead of an IDE. Why? No clue actually, just felt like it. I want to be able to set an icon for the compiled application though and i can't find anything on the subject except for windows based tutorials using the .rc files and winres. Is there any way to achieve this using terminal commands? If so, how would I go about doing it.

Thanks in advance

Edit: Ok, so I guess I didn't explain this very well in hindsight. I want to be able to compile a gcc application on ubuntu but I want it to have an icon on the final product. I want something other then the default icon that shows up. How might I go about doing this?

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  • Are you asking about windows or ubuntu? – SheetJS Jun 24 '13 at 23:53
  • for [Linux](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/119031/how-to-set-my-applications-desktop-icon-for-linux-kde-gnome-etc) and for [windows](http://fragglet.livejournal.com/4448.html) Is this what you were looking for? – Joe Jun 25 '13 at 00:19

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When using the command line to create an application on Windows you end up with something like filename.exe It sounds like what you want is an icon on the desktop that you can double click to run the program. To do this, right click your mouse on a location on your desktop that is just part of the background, select new then shortcut and fill in the blanks. Then right click on the new icon created for you, then click on properties then on the properties window click on change icon and fill in the blanks. The file type of the icon must be ico such as myicon.ico.

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