Intel® C++ Compiler Classic Developer Guide and Reference

ID 767249
Date 7/13/2023
Public
Document Table of Contents

help

Displays all supported compiler options or supported compiler options within a specified category of options.

Syntax

Linux:

-help[category]

macOS:

-help[category]

Windows:

/help[category]

Arguments

category

Is a category or class of options to display. Possible values are:

advanced

Displays advanced optimization options that allow fine tuning of compilation or allow control over advanced features of the compiler.

codegen

Displays Code Generation options.

compatibility

Displays options affecting language compatibility.

component

Displays options for component control.

data

Displays options related to interpretation of data in programs or the storage of data.

deprecated

Displays options that have been deprecated.

diagnostics

Displays options that affect diagnostic messages displayed by the compiler.

float

Displays options that affect floating-point operations.

help

Displays all the available help categories.

inline

Displays options that affect inlining.

ipo

Displays Interprocedural Optimization (IPO) options

language

Displays options affecting the behavior of the compiler language features.

link

Displays linking or linker options.

misc

Displays miscellaneous options that do not fit within other categories.

openmp

Displays OpenMP and parallel processing options.

opt

Displays options that help you optimize code.

output

Displays options that provide control over compiler output.

pgo

Displays Profile Guided Optimization (PGO) options.

preproc

Displays options that affect preprocessing operations.

reports

Displays options for optimization reports.

Default

OFF

No list is displayed unless this compiler option is specified.

Description

This option displays all supported compiler options or supported compiler options within a specified category of options. If you specify category, it will display all available (supported) compiler options in the specified category.

On Linux* systems, this option can also be specified as --help.

IDE Equivalent

None

Alternate Options

Linux and macOS: None

Windows: /?