Why am I getting "No manual entry for gcc"

Question

When I enter:

man gcc

I get "No manual entry for gcc". The same thing happens with g++. Why am I getting this and how can I fix it?

I have both gcc and g++ but it just doesn't seem to work when I use it on the Cygwin terminal. I'm on Windows.

In the short term, you can see the mans online: http://linux.die.net/man/1/gcc — David says Reinstate Monica, Apr 28 '14 at 19:57
Check whether you have some file like `/usr/share/man/man1/gcc*`. — rodrigo, Apr 28 '14 at 19:58
As you can see [here](http://cygwin.com/packages/x86/gcc-core/gcc-core-4.8.2-2), the man pages are part of the gcc-core package. So check if you have this installed, and if you feel like it, try reinstalling it. — rodrigo, Apr 28 '14 at 20:01

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 28 '14 at 20:02

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You don't have the help files (aka man pages) for gcc or g++ installed in cygwin. You need to re-run the cygwin setup*.exe and select it to be installed. I'm not sure which package it is though.

answered Apr 28 '14 at 20:02

Rob K

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When I try to rerun the setup.exe and install I get `"Unable to get setup.ini from "`. I haven't changed anything since I last installed. Have you ever experienced this? – template boy Apr 28 '14 at 20:12
@templateboy: Yes, I had the same issue a week ago. I just assumed that my cygwin installation got bitrotten, since I hadn't updated it for about two years. I'll try reinstalling cygwin from scratch, but I didn't have the chance yet. – rodrigo Apr 28 '14 at 20:15
Try selecting a different mirror. I /think/ I've seen that happen when the mirror I was using was no longer available. – Rob K Apr 28 '14 at 20:21
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@rodrigo Fixed it thanks to [this](http://stackoverflow.com/a/18103735/1594090) answer. – template boy Apr 28 '14 at 20:21
@rodrigo Also, [I'm here now](http://i.gyazo.com/64ff85aa3795bb55a03bea3ea12a8bb1.png). Do you know which one I should choose? – template boy Apr 28 '14 at 20:23

Why am I getting "No manual entry for gcc"

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