NAME cpp - macro preprocessorCheck out the Unix Man pages Unix ManualsSYNOPSIS cpp [files ...]
DESCRIPTION The cpp script is a front end for the C preprocessor (cc(1)) suitable for use with assembly language files (as(1)) or makefiles (make(1)). ANSI C changes in preprocessor syntax make a standard preprocessor much less useful for non-C environments, so the cpp script supplies a `traditional' syntax.
The cpp script runs the preprocessor on each input file and sends the re- sult to the standard output. If no files are supplied, cpp reads source from its standard input.
If an application needs an ANSI C preprocessor, it should use cc -E.
FILES /usr/libexec/cpp the GNU C preprocessor
SEE ALSO as(1), cc(1)
BUGS Some makefiles or scripts expect cpp to write its output to its second argument.