MSDN programming reference guide

[eagerlearner]

Hello, I used to have MSDN library as my favourite reference guide on C++ programming in Windows. I just switch to Ubuntu for few weeks and looking for a good programming (specifically C++) documentation/reference guide which I can refer it locally instead of searching internet. I tried to install MSDN in linux using wine, but I got error asking me to install "Internet Explorer" first, so i successfully installed IE 6 in linux. I tried to install MSDN library again, but still get the same error, I think it can't detect my installation. So is there a way I can install MSDN library in ubuntu ? or is there an alternative to MSDN library for linux ? Thank you.

[Cabhan]

First off, since none of the Windows API functions will work in Linux, their guide is probably somewhat useless.

In Linux, we have the Standard C++ Library (with STL, obviously), and then glibc, which is the GNU C Library. glibc can, of course, be used from within C++ as well. We also have tons of other third-party libraries: the best way to reference these is just to check their websites.

I like this site as a C++ reference:
C/C++ Reference

And for glibc:
The GNU C Library

If you're looking for some particular function, we can probably help point you in the right direction.

[eagerlearner]

Thanks for that, do appreciate that. I have all the website you pointed out downloaded. It's so huge for the GNU C library 999 pages in PDF. But if I can use MSDN library in linux I will probably avoid the microsoft specific function. They are still many useful guide in MSDN which is genarally work in any platform. like basic_string, they will show a tables of member functions, operators, short description of each, then up to us to go deep into any of the member function, then they show parameters, return value, include header, see also. It's very well documented and easy to find a function by using the index feature. I am just used to it. So I thought there might be something like MSDN in linux, or maybe in future.

[likwid]

Man pages work fine for me when I just need to remember the order of arguments to certain functions.