Is there a c++ package for man pages?

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Hi does opensuse have a package for c++ man pages?

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As far as I can see (I am on Leap 15.4) the man pages are part of the gcc-c++ package.

gcc-c++ - The system GNU C++ Compiler

/usr/bin/c++
/usr/bin/g++
/usr/share/man/man1/c++.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/g++.1.gz

4 files total

And I can do

man c++

getting

GCC(1)                                GNU                               GCC(1)

NAME
       gcc - GNU project C and C++ compiler

SYNOPSIS
       gcc -c|-S|-E] -std=standard]
           -g] -pg] -Olevel]
           -Wwarn...] -Wpedantic]
           -Idir...] -Ldir...]
           -Dmacro=defn]...] -Umacro]
           -foption...] -mmachine-option...]
           -o outfile] @file] infile...

       Only the most useful options are listed here; see below for the
       remainder.  g++ accepts mostly the same options as gcc.

DESCRIPTION
       When you invoke GCC, it normally does preprocessing, compilation,
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Is that not so in your case?

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I can man c++ but i want to man stuff like cin and cout is there anything like that? like for c i can man printf and man malloc with the right package.

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@errigour:

I’m assuming that, you mean the C++ Language Reference as a Man Page –

  • There ain’t anything like that.

But, there’s the C++ Foundation – the keepers of the Standard – <https://isocpp.org/>

Alternatively, if you’re using KDE Plasma, install KDevelop – the debugger has all the valid language syntax built-in …
Similarly, for other Integrated Development Environments …

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alright thanks i just seen on other platforms they have stuff like cppman or something but ok thanks.

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At least for the case of Ubuntu you may well be correct – for the case of ArchLinux, it isn’t clear if the package is being maintained – for the case of openSUSE, it seem that, there’s a private build available for Tumbleweed.

  • Please be aware of the following from the Ubuntu Man Page –

       cppman  generates  C++ manual pages from cplusplus.com and provide a man-like interface to
       view man pages.

       By default, cppman fetches man pages on-the-fly, by running the command 'cppman  -c',  all
       available  manpages are cached, making offline browsing possible. This is also required if
       you want to use the system 'man' command.

   Browsing man pages
       cppman uses Vi Improved as a pager.
       Press 'q' to leave pager.  Press 'K' on an entry like 'vector::insert(3)' links you to the
       manual page of vector::insert, like a hyperlink.

   man compatibility
       cppman  automatically  adds  '~/.local/share/man' to '~/.manpath', so the cached man pages
       can also be viewed with 'man' command. Note that to view uncached  man  pages,  you  still
       need to run 'cppman'.

Please note that, the C++ Foundation has replaced “cplusplus.com” – they’re currently recommending “cppreference.com” …

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@errigour:

Please do not forget the GNU C++ Library – <https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/>.