CUNDECL(1)

📦 version 1.6, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 cundecl — encode C type declarations 💖

okay bestie, so this is the CUNDECL(1) page, living in the LOCAL manual, and it's literally the little sister of cdecl and she ATE. pull up a chair 🪑✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

cundecl — she takes a whole verbose english sentence and turns it into a real C type declaration. yes, she speaks both languages. bilingual queen 👑

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

cundecl [-V] [-o file] [file ...]

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

The cundecl utility reads a verbose english description and produces a C type declaration. and not just declarations bestie — casts are accepted as well 💅 so you can describe a cast in plain english and she'll hand you back the actual C.

The options are as follows, and there are exactly two so you literally cannot mess this up:

  • -o file — Set the output destination to file. where she writes it, you decide 🫶
  • -V — Print version information on standard output then exit. a little "hi, this is me, bye" moment 😭

🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

okay these are the actual moves, and they're giving iconic:

declare s as pointer to char;
declare x as function (fmt as pointer to const char, ...) returning int;
cast s into pointer to const char;
cast f into pointer to function (int) returning void;

like. she read that and understood it. no notes 🔥

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

  • cdecl(1) — the original, the blueprint, the moment 🦋

⭐ STANDARDS ⭐

The cundecl utility is expected to be ANSI X3.159-1989 (a.k.a. "ANSI C89") compatible. so like, she's vintage in the best way, not in the broken way 🌸

🧚 AUTHORS 🧚

Sandro Sigala <sandro@sigala.it>. Based on cdecl written and put in the public domain by Graham Ross. two legends, one lineage, we stan 💜

ngl if you're reading this on Debian, hi, same. this page is dated July 15, 2001 and she has aged like fine wine, no cap 🍓✨

mwah, go declare something gorgeous, bestie 💖🎀🦋

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