GCC compiler manual

Question

I'm trying to call the manual of the GCC compiler from the terminal, but I seem to be unable to, I only get error messages when I type:

gcc man

Surely I'm doing it wrong, but I can't find any topics around.

your command tries to compile a file named 'man'. You should be using `man gcc` to see the reference-manual page for gcc — guiverc, Nov 16 '18 at 11:19

abu_bua · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-16T12:18:20.033

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You can also get information beside man gcc (you have to change the order of your cmd) by using

info gcc

To get a short command description type

gcc --help

For a full manual install the gcc documentation by

gccv=$(gcc --version | awk '/gcc /{print $NF}' | cut -c 1)
sudo apt install gcc-$gccv-doc

and then type

xdg-open /usr/share/doc/gcc-$gccv-doc/gcc.html

to read the gcc manual in your browser.

edited Nov 16 '18 at 12:18

answered Nov 16 '18 at 11:23

abu_bua

Ah! I see! So the syntax is always man first! Thanks a lot! – Taskalino Nov 16 '18 at 20:02

slava · Answer 2 · 2018-11-16T11:25:19.820

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To view manual use this commands order:

man gcc

edited Nov 16 '18 at 11:25

answered Nov 16 '18 at 11:19

slava

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