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   The C preprocessor implements the macro language used to transform C,
C++, and Objective-C programs before they are compiled.  It can also be
useful on its own.

* Overview
* Header Files
* Macros
* Conditionals
* Diagnostics
* Line Control
* Pragmas
* Other Directives
* Preprocessor Output
* Traditional Mode
* Implementation Details
* Invocation
* Environment Variables
* GNU Free Documentation License
* Option Index
* Index of Directives
* Concept Index
 --- The Detailed Node Listing ---

Overview

* Initial processing
* Tokenization
* The preprocessing language
Header Files

* Include Syntax
* Include Operation
* Search Path
* Once-Only Headers
* Computed Includes
* Wrapper Headers
* System Headers
Macros

* Object-like Macros
* Function-like Macros
* Macro Arguments
* Stringification
* Concatenation
* Variadic Macros
* Predefined Macros
* Undefining and Redefining Macros
* Macro Pitfalls
Predefined Macros

* Standard Predefined Macros
* Common Predefined Macros
* System-specific Predefined Macros
* C++ Named Operators
Macro Pitfalls

* Misnesting
* Operator Precedence Problems
* Swallowing the Semicolon
* Duplication of Side Effects
* Self-Referential Macros
* Argument Prescan
* Newlines in Arguments
Conditionals

* Conditional Uses
* Conditional Syntax
* Deleted Code
Conditional Syntax

* Ifdef
* If
* Defined
* Else
* Elif
Implementation Details

* Implementation-defined behavior
* Implementation limits
* Obsolete Features
* Differences from previous versions
Obsolete Features

* Assertions
* Obsolete once-only headers
* Miscellaneous obsolete features
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