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Throughout these pages, the xlc and xlc++ command invocations are used to describe the actions of the compiler. You can, however, substitute other forms of the compiler invocation command if your particular environment requires it, and compiler option usage will remain the same unless otherwise specified.

Unless indicated otherwise, all of the text in this reference pertains to both C and C++ languages. Where there are differences between languages, these are indicated through qualifying text and icons.

While this document covers information about configuring the compiler and compiling, linking and running C or C++ applications using XL C/C++ compiler, it does not include the following topics: