shortC is a "programming language" for code golfing. Frequently-used C functions/keywords are shortened into capital letters and Unicode things.

Build the "interpreter": make.

Compile a shortC program: ./shortC <source >out.c && gcc out.c.

shortC automatically inserts closing quotes, closing double-quotes, final semicolon and closing curly-braces. It also auto-inserts a semicolon before each final closing curly-brace.

Try it online!

Here are the conversions that shortC currently performs:

• A -> int main(int argc, char **argv){
• B -> int main(
• C -> char
• D -> #define
• E -> else
• F -> if(
• G -> getchar()
• H -> switch(
• I -> int
• J -> puts(
• K -> scanf(
• M -> strcmp(
• N -> stdin
• O -> for(
• P -> putchar(
• Q -> gets(
• R -> printf(
• S -> strlen(
• T -> return
• U -> usleep(
• W -> while(
• V -> goto*&
• X -> while(1){
• Y -> fgets(
• Z -> srand(time(0));
• $ -> system(
• @ -> argv
• ` -> rand()
• \ -> int (*f)() = "

Remaining characters:

• \ (this will never be used in golfing)
• # (D already does #define)
• _ (maybe. not an operator nor used in any standard library functions)