Giving Command line arguments in Xcode in C program

Question

I am solving my C assignment in Xcode and in that program i have to give command line arguments when running the program and for this i have to user terminal like this:

./a.out myfirstCommand mySecondCommand

I was wondering if it possible to give these kind of commands within xcode instead of going to terminal. Thanks

And as of XCode 4.3 Command-Line Tools are not bundled with XCode, so you should go to your prefs on Download tab, and click install Command-Line Tools plugin — 4lex1v, Nov 18 '12 at 13:52
Note: the accepted answer is out of date. see @jengelsma's below. — chmullig, Oct 06 '13 at 02:56
accepted answer is still out out of date. It would really be helpful to others if you could switch it. — masukomi, Feb 23 '16 at 13:30

score 159 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 20 '12 at 18:02

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As of Xcode 4.x I've had to go to the Product menu, select "Edit Scheme", then select the arguments tab and add the arguments there.

answered Mar 20 '12 at 18:02

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+1 Thanks for reviving this thread to give an updated answer! I noticed you followed up after over a year, which is impressive :) – Kevin Aug 28 '12 at 04:25
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Works in XCode 5.1 too. Shortcut: Cmd- – Aditya Kumar Pandey Nov 08 '14 at 07:02
@itsaboutcode Please mark this one as an answer also. It is allowed to have more than one answer to a stackQuestion. – sinner Jul 14 '16 at 15:02
Also Option + clicking Run button will open this dialog. – coderforlife Aug 03 '17 at 17:51
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Xcode 10.2: "Product -> Scheme -> Edit Scheme..." was the menu path for me. command+shift+< and option+clicking Run also still work. – NotKyon May 19 '19 at 20:14

score 45 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 23 '16 at 15:13

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Keyboard shortcut is commandshift<

edited Feb 23 '16 at 15:13

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answered Feb 23 '16 at 15:12

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score 37 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 11 '19 at 00:00

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Pre Xcode 4.x
Right click the executable in your Xcode project and pick "Get Info". Then pick the "arguments" tab and you can set arguments to pass when you run or debug your program from inside Xcode.

Xcode 4.x or later
Go to the Product menu, select "Edit Scheme", then select the arguments tab and add the arguments there.

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answered Nov 09 '09 at 02:42

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this is old and deprecated! No "Get Info" option with right click to exec. – Pacific Stickler Sep 14 '16 at 16:39
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Please update outdated answer. `Right click the executable in your Xcode project` means nothing for those who see XCode for the first time. – Pavel P Feb 09 '19 at 23:58

score 24 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 19 '21 at 08:08

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In Xcode 8.x just select the project from the title bar and select Edit Scheme (not schema), then select the Run debug and select the Arguments Tab from the popup window.

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answered Jun 27 '17 at 12:49

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Confirming it's still the same in Xcode 9 as Hany's answer. – fossfool Jul 04 '18 at 05:13

score 13 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 17 '20 at 13:24

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In Xcode 12.3 You can do the following

Menu Item Product -> Scheme -> Edit Scheme -> Arguments Tab -> Arguments Passed on Launch

answered Dec 17 '20 at 13:24

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I don't know why but, didn't work for XCode 12.5.1 – msalihbindak Aug 20 '21 at 13:36

score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 09 '21 at 12:40

For XCode v12.5.1, you can pass additional/launch run argument by following action-

Goto edit scheme by "Product>Scheme>Edit Scheme" or by using keyboard shortcut key "CMD+Shift+<"
Then switch to Arguments tab on open dialog box
Here you can pass required launch arguments

Giving Command line arguments in Xcode in C program

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