Bash function to create linux c++ boilerplate to quickly run code.

placeholder.sh

cpp-placeholder() {
  echo "Creating cpp boilerplate..."
  echo "To run just do 'make'."
  printf "# Compiler\nCXX = g++\n\n# Compiler flags\nCXXFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -std=c++17\n\n# Output executable\nTARGET = main\n\n# Source file\nSRC = main.cpp\n\n# Default target\ndefault: all run clean\n\n# Build target\nall: \$(TARGET)\n\n# Compile the source file directly into executable\n\$(TARGET): \$(SRC)\n\t\$(CXX) \$(CXXFLAGS) -o \$(TARGET) \$(SRC)\n\n# Run the application\nrun: \$(TARGET)\n\t./\$(TARGET)\n\n# Clean the build files\nclean:\n\trm -f \$(TARGET)\n" > Makefile
  printf "#include <stdio.h>\nint main(int argc, char** argv) {\n  (void) argc;\n  (void) argv;\n  printf(\"Boilerplate file...\x5c\x6e\");\n  return 0;\n}\n" > main.cpp
}