Where can I read C99 official language standard manual/reference/specification online?

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eonil picture eonil · Sep 8, 2010 · Viewed 30k times · Source

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Where can I read C99 official language standard manual/reference/specification online?

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paxdiablo picture paxdiablo · Sep 8, 2010

The standard itself is here(a) (with TC1, 2 and 3 included), the rationale document is here.

(a) Actually, it's the final draft but is still useful because:

  • the changes from final draft to published standard are usually minimal to none; and
  • it's free unlike the actual standards :-)

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