---
name: "colorgcc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "colorgcc"
version: "1.3.2.0-10"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/colorgcc"
---

# colorgcc(1)

colorization wrapper for gcc

## NAME

colorgcc - colorization wrapper for gcc

## SYNOPSIS

**colorgcc** \[*OPTION*\]... \[*FILENAME*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

**colorgcc** acts as a wrapper around [**gcc**(1)](/gcc/1.md) to ease reading its output by colorizing it.

## OPTIONS

Since **colorgcc** is a wrapper around [**gcc**(1)](/gcc/1.md), it has the same command line options as [**gcc**(1)](/gcc/1.md).

## USAGE

At your shell prompt, set your CC environment variable to 'colorgcc'. This may be done in several different ways, depending on what shell you use.

In a Bourne-compatible shell (bash, ash, zsh, pdksh), type:\
 **export CC="colorgcc"**

In a C shell variant (csh, tcsh), type:\
 **setenv CC "colorgcc"**

Refer to your shell's documentation for more information on setting environment variables.

## FILES

- */etc/colorgcc/colorgccrc*

  System-wide configuration file for colorgccrc.

- *$HOME/.colorgccrc*

  Personal configuration file for colorgccrc.

## SEE ALSO

[**gcc**(1)](/gcc/1.md), [**colorgccrc**(5)](/colorgccrc/5.md)

## HISTORY

Jan 15 2003: Initial version of this manual-page.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<*jmoyers@geeks.com*\>

## AUTHORS

Jamie Moyers \<*jmoyers@geeks.com*\> is the author of colorgcc.

This manual page was written by Joe Wreschnig \<*piman@sacredchao.net*\>, and modified by David Weinehall \<*tao@debian.org*\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2003 Jamie Moyers\
 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.