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However, when I run the file using:
rosrun hector_imu_attitude_to_tf imu_attitude_to_tf_node.cpp

you cannot directly execute .cpp files.

C++ is a compiled language, so you need to first build the package and only then can you start the node(s).

Did you run catkin_make (or catkin build) before trying to start anything?

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