Read binary file,cannot execute binary file: Exec format error

My code

#include <stdio.h>

#define FILENAME "m_6"

int main() {
   float f;
   FILE * file;
   // read values
   if ( ! (file = fopen(FILENAME,"r")))
      return 1;
   while ( fread( &f, sizeof(float), 1, file ))
      printf("%en", f);
   fclose( file );
}

When I compile with gcc gcc -c n1.c -o n1

and try to run it I got

bash: ./n1: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error

File m_6 and n1.c were executed on the same machine.

3.13.0-76-generic #120-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jan 18 15:59:10 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

How to solve this?

Answer

gcc -c compiles source files without linking.

Cancel -c from from command.