Does a good manual exist for the standard C libraries?

Question

Hi,

Does a good manual exist for the standard C libraries? Like man for Linux or Java API.

Edit

I am working in Visual Studio 2010 Express.

I prefer something like Java API to see all libraries and not like man that show function that I know already exists without giving me the all list of function, and also man not exist in Windows.

Thanks

Answer 1

Yes... man

man printf
man fopen

And so on.

Edit:

When working on Windows with Visual Studio: use msdn site,

So instead of running

man printf

Google for

msdn printf

Answer 2

Well, they are precisely specified in the ISO C standard (ISO/IEC 9899). Otherwise, most good references (C: A Reference Manual as well as O'Reilly's C in a Nutshell come to mind as C99 references) will include the information you need.

Answer 3

If you are working on Unix systems the GLibC Manual is really good. Although it covers more than is available in standard C

Answer 4

Install manpages-dev and glibc-doc on Debian/Ubuntu, or equivalent on other distros.

Answer 5

Given you're using Visual Studio, the best reference is probably MSDN:

• Visual Studio 2010 C Runtime Library Reference

This lists all the runtime functions, broken down by category.

Answer 6

I recommend picking up a copy of Plauger's The Standard C Library.