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.TH C++Intro 3 "20 May 2004" "GNU libstdc++" "Standard C++ Library"
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.TH C++Intro 3 "20 May 2004" "GNU libstdc++" "Standard C++ Library"
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.SH NAME
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.SH NAME
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C++Intro \- Introduction to the GNU libstdc++ man pages
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C++Intro \- Introduction to the GNU libstdc++ man pages
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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This man page serves as a brief introduction to the GNU implementation of
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This man page serves as a brief introduction to the GNU implementation of
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the Standard C++ Library. For a better introduction and more complete
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the Standard C++ Library. For a better introduction and more complete
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documentation, see the
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documentation, see the
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.B libstdc++
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.B libstdc++
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homepage listed at the end.
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homepage listed at the end.
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All standard library entities are declared within
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All standard library entities are declared within
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.I namespace std
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.I namespace std
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and have manual entries beginning with "std::". For example, to see
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and have manual entries beginning with "std::". For example, to see
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documentation of the template class
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documentation of the template class
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.I std::vector
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.I std::vector
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one would use "man std::vector". Some entities do not have a separate man
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one would use "man std::vector". Some entities do not have a separate man
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page; for those see the main listing in "man Namespace_std".
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page; for those see the main listing in "man Namespace_std".
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All the man pages are automatically generated by Doxygen. For more
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All the man pages are automatically generated by Doxygen. For more
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information on this tool, see the HTML counterpart to these man pages.
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information on this tool, see the HTML counterpart to these man pages.
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Some man pages do not correspond to individual classes or functions. Rather
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Some man pages do not correspond to individual classes or functions. Rather
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they describe categories of the Standard Library. (For a more thorough
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they describe categories of the Standard Library. (For a more thorough
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introduction to the various categories, consult a text such as Josuttis'
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introduction to the various categories, consult a text such as Josuttis'
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or Austern's.) These category pages are:
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or Austern's.) These category pages are:
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.TS
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C++Intro This page.
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C++Intro This page.
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Namespace_std A listing of the contents of std::.
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Namespace_std A listing of the contents of std::.
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Namespace___gnu_cxx A listing of the contents of __gnu_cxx::.
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Namespace___gnu_cxx A listing of the contents of __gnu_cxx::.
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Containers An introduction to container classes.
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Containers An introduction to container classes.
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Sequences Linear containers.
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Sequences Linear containers.
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Assoc_containers Key-based containers.
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Assoc_containers Key-based containers.
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Iterator_types Programatically distinguishing iterators/pointers.
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Iterator_types Programatically distinguishing iterators/pointers.
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Intro_functors An introduction to function objects, or functors.
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Intro_functors An introduction to function objects, or functors.
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Arithmetic_functors Functors for basic math.
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Arithmetic_functors Functors for basic math.
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Binder_functors Functors which "remember" an argument.
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Binder_functors Functors which "remember" an argument.
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Comparison_functors Functors wrapping built-in comparisons.
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Comparison_functors Functors wrapping built-in comparisons.
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Func_ptr_functors Functors for use with pointers to functions.
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Func_ptr_functors Functors for use with pointers to functions.
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Logical_functors Functors wrapping the Boolean operations.
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Logical_functors Functors wrapping the Boolean operations.
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Member_ptr_functor Functors for use with pointers to members.
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Member_ptr_functor Functors for use with pointers to members.
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Negation_functors Functors which negate their contents.
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Negation_functors Functors which negate their contents.
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SGIextensions A list of the extensions from the SGI STL subset.
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SGIextensions A list of the extensions from the SGI STL subset.
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The HTML documentation typically goes into much more depth.
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The HTML documentation typically goes into much more depth.
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.SH FILES
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.SH FILES
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Lots!
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Lots!
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.SS Standard Headers
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.SS Standard Headers
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These headers will be found automatically, unless you instruct the compiler
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These headers will be found automatically, unless you instruct the compiler
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otherwise.
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otherwise.
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.SS Backwards-Compatibility Headers
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.SS Backwards-Compatibility Headers
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For GCC 3.0 these headers will be found automatically, unless you instruct
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For GCC 3.0 these headers will be found automatically, unless you instruct
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the compiler otherwise. You should not depend on this, instead you should
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the compiler otherwise. You should not depend on this, instead you should
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read FAQ 5.4 and use a
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read FAQ 5.4 and use a
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These headers will only be found automatically if you include the leading
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These headers will only be found automatically if you include the leading
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in the name. Otherwise you need to read FAQ 5.4.
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in the name. Otherwise you need to read FAQ 5.4.
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.SS Libraries
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.SS Libraries
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.I libstdc++.a
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.I libstdc++.a
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The library implementation in static archive form. If you did not configure
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The library implementation in static archive form. If you did not configure
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libstdc++ to use shared libraries, this will always be used. Otherwise
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libstdc++ to use shared libraries, this will always be used. Otherwise
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it will only be used if the user requests it.
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it will only be used if the user requests it.
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.I libsupc++.a
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.I libsupc++.a
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This library contains C++ language support routines. Usually you will never
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This library contains C++ language support routines. Usually you will never
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need to know about it, but it can be useful. See FAQ 2.5.
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need to know about it, but it can be useful. See FAQ 2.5.
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.I libstdc++.so[.N]
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.I libstdc++.so[.N]
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The library implementation in shared object form. This will be used in
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The library implementation in shared object form. This will be used in
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preference to the static archive form by default. N will be a number equal
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preference to the static archive form by default. N will be a number equal
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to or greater than 3. If N is in the 2.x series, then you are looking at
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to or greater than 3. If N is in the 2.x series, then you are looking at
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the old libstdc++-v2 library, which we do not maintain.
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the old libstdc++-v2 library, which we do not maintain.
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.I libsupc++.la
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These are Libtool library files, and should only be used when working with
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These are Libtool library files, and should only be used when working with
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that tool.
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that tool.
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.SH CONFORMING TO
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.SH CONFORMING TO
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Almost conforming to
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Almost conforming to
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.BI "International Standard ISO/IEC 14882:1998(E), " "Programming Languages --- C++"
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.BI "International Standard ISO/IEC 14882:1998(E), " "Programming Languages --- C++"
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(aka the C++ standard), in addition to corrections proposed by the Library
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(aka the C++ standard), in addition to corrections proposed by the Library
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Working Group,
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Working Group,
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.SM JTC1/SC22/WG21.
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.SM JTC1/SC22/WG21.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.SH SEE ALSO
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http://gcc.gnu.org/libstdc++/
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http://gcc.gnu.org/libstdc++/
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.UE
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for the Frequently Asked Questions, online documentation, and much, much more!
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for the Frequently Asked Questions, online documentation, and much, much more!
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