diff --git a/c/helloworld.c b/c/helloworld.c
index ac98c61..426e99b 100644
--- a/c/helloworld.c
+++ b/c/helloworld.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//compiles and runs successfully
 #include<stdio.h>
 
 int main() {
diff --git a/c/test.sh b/c/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0fa32a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+gcc helloworld.c -o helloworld
+./helloworld
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