Answers for "vs code c++ setup"

how to run c program from visual studio terminal

Fire up the terminal from VS code
Use the command "gcc filename.c" to compile the program
Use the command ".a.exe" to run the program from the terminal

P.S. Remove "" before exceuting

how to run cpp using gcc vscode

{
    "version": "0.1.0",
    "command": "make",
    "isShellCommand": true,
    "tasks": [
        {
            "taskName": "Makefile",

            // Make this the default build command.
            "isBuildCommand": true,

            // Show the output window only if unrecognized errors occur.
            "showOutput": "always",

            // Pass 'all' as the build target
            "args": ["all"],

            // Use the standard less compilation problem matcher.
            "problemMatcher": {
                "owner": "cpp",
                "fileLocation": ["relative", "${workspaceRoot}"],
                "pattern": {
                    "regexp": "^(.*):(\d+):(\d+):\s+(warning|error):\s+(.*)$",
                    "file": 1,
                    "line": 2,
                    "column": 3,
                    "severity": 4,
                    "message": 5
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}