List C functions using man

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You can use man to view information about specific c functions, such as man strcmp. Is it possible to list all functions in a header or even just search for functions such as:

man string.h

or

man str*

yep, on mac its not so helpful (though I'm asking for linux, I don't currently have access to a linux machine) — Jonathan., Jun 10 '14 at 10:54

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 10 '14 at 11:03

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I thought I had tried this before asking:

You can just do man string or man stdio to get a list of functions in each header

answered Jun 10 '14 at 11:03

Jonathan.

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**note:** this is somewhat distribution dependent depending on how they alias `man` using either `apropos` or `whatis`. – David C. Rankin Feb 15 '18 at 04:47

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 10 '14 at 10:52

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You can try something along the lines of

apropos str | grep ^str

answered Jun 10 '14 at 10:52

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List C functions using man

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