view help on c libraries

kiran_kondru17 · 08-08-2004, 07:21 AM

while using tubo c in windows i get a very good help screen. when i am using linux i could not locate help file. is there any interative help file to view the functions and variables in a header file.

ToniT · 08-08-2004, 08:39 AM

It is header file dependent.
For libc, see info libc and also individual manpages of the functions.

masand · 08-08-2004, 08:46 AM

for linmux u have gcc compiler
for more information on this go to

http://www.gnu.org

there u can see help for gcc ,libc etc etc

jcspray · 08-08-2004, 11:12 AM

Functions in glibc have manpages. For example, try "man fopen" at a terminal. Note that some function names are also shell commands: in this case you select the manpage you want: for example "man 3 printf" is the glibc function where "man printf" is a shell command.

masand · 08-08-2004, 01:12 PM

one more thing to not here
you have

#apropos fopen

this wwill give u out all the man pages containg fopen

regards

mhearn · 08-09-2004, 08:52 AM

emacs has integrated online help like Turbo C. Put the cursor over a function like malloc() then use C-h S