>> > as for other bits of the toolbox, you need to use manpages, (perldoc has >> > perl info, the C ones are harder to find; I don't think there is one manpage >> > that lists all the other C-based manpages..) grep, find, and maybe other >> > bits too.
For C/C++ man pages beautifully organised ... tried gnu "info" ? good documentation on GCC , GLIB , GDB etc and "hyperlinked" !! btw: info pages for cp, ls , ln are also verrry informative.... !! my students (and myself) learn from them... cheers venu