---
name: "cinfo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "cutils"
version: "1.5.2-6"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cinfo"
---

# cinfo(1)

C programming language documentation tool

## NAME

**cinfo** – C programming language documentation tool

## SYNOPSIS

**cinfo** \[**-cdhlpsV**\] \[**-o** *file*\] \[**-L** *dir*\] *symbol* *...*

## DESCRIPTION

The **cinfo** utility searchs in his database the user specified *symbol* and prints the proper documentation.

The options are as follows:

- **-c**

  Ignore case distinctions.

- **-d**

  Turn debug mode on.

- **-h**

  Output in HTML format.

- **-l**

  List symbol paths only, do not output symbol variables.

- **-o**

  Set the output destination to *file*.

- **-p**

  Perform a pattern match string comparison.

- **-s**

  Perform a literal string comparison. This is the default.

- **-L**

  Force **cinfo** to search into the *dir* directory.

- **-V**

  Print version information on standard output then exit.

## ENVIRONMENT

- CINFODBDIR

  The environment variable CINFODBDIR is used to determine the **cinfo** database location.

## FILES

- *$CINFODBDIR/\*.cinfo.db*

  cinfo database files

- */local/local/src/packages/cutils/cutils-1.5.2/debian/tmp/usr/share/cutils/\*.cinfo.db*

  cinfo database files

## NOTES

\`gzip' compressed databases are supported as well.

## SEE ALSO

[cinfoc(1)](/cinfoc/1.md), [cinfodc(1)](/cinfodc/1.md), [cinfodb(5)](/cinfodb/5.md)

## AUTHORS

Sandro Sigala (ssigala@globalnet.it)