Programming References
Amavect
2023-05-07


ABSTRACT

Here's a collection of programming references and why they are useful.
This is not a beginner's guide.


SHELL

Manual index refresh:
mandb

Most shells support a help command for command reference:
help
Most programs support the help flags for reference:
program --help
program -h
Most programs support a manual page for detailed operation:
man program

POSIX command reference:
Every Unix-like operating system will have these commands and command behaviors.
Your manual page may describe more than what is specified by the POSIX standard.
http://shellhaters.org/

Various shells reference:
https://ss64.com/


C

Linux C manual page (if installed):
man 2 open
C manual pages (if installed):
man 3 fprintf
man 3 fopen
POSIX manual pages (if installed):
man 3p fprintf
man 3p fopen

The best online reference:
https://en.cppreference.com/w/c

The Standard:
https://iso-9899.info/wiki/The_Standard
C99
https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/WG14/www/docs/n1256.pdf

Style guides (this will worsen indecisiveness):
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.10/process/coding-style.html
https://sr.ht/~sircmpwn/cstyle/
http://doc.cat-v.org/bell_labs/pikestyle
http://aiju.de/misc/c-style
https://ftrv.se/3


ASM

x86 reference:
https://www.felixcloutier.com/x86/

x86 optimization and internals:
https://agner.org/optimize/