GNU C Language Introduction and Reference Manual

This manual explains the C language for use with the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) on the GNU/Linux system and other systems.

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GNU C Language Introduction and Reference Manual is free documentation; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 1.3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with with the Invariant Sections being “GNU General Public License,” with the Front-Cover Texts being “A GNU Manual,” and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled “GNU Free Documentation License.”

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