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This is my first time posting on this great forum, so hi everyone!

Now let's get to business. I'm trying to compile code with gcc, but I keep getting the error in the title. I tried #include <iostream>, #include <stdio.h>. I think I might need to put the headers/libraries in a place that the compiler can find them. But, I don't know what to put or where to put it. Thank you!

if you are doing it through command line, then you may have mistaken to specify the correct path for the source file.

LyleGomera wrote:$ gcc test.cpp

For C++ projects you need to call the 'g++' compiler.
Try:

That worked. Thank you both.

I didn't see your last edit, which says the path is correct but the compiler is not.
gcc stands for GNU C compiler and g++ stands for GNU C++ compiler. so if you are going to compile a cpp file then certainly you will need to use g++ instead of gcc.