Intel® Fortran Compiler Documentation Index

The following table lists the documentation included with the Intel Fortran Compiler for Linux*.

Document Description
Intel Fortran Compiler Documentation This is the main reference and user's document for the Intel Fortran Compiler. The compiler documentation is provided as online help files in HTML format. The Intel Visual Fortran Compiler documentation contains the following information:
  • Welcome to the Intel Fortran Compiler: describes major components, new features, related publications, and the product website.
  • Building Applications: describes building applications with the ifort command, using the command line environment, customizing the compilation environment and process, mixed language programming with C++, using debuggers, and using libraries.
  • Compiler Options: provides reference information about all compiler options, option name and syntax, default values, and a detailed description.
  • Optimizing Applications: describes how to optimize applications, including various optimizations, profiling applications and related profiling tools, coding guidelines, parallel execution, and using optimization-related directives and intrinsic procedures.
The Intel Fortran Language Reference describes the Intel Fortran programming language, including intrinsic procedures. This document describes Intel Fortran language elements and visually identifies Intel Fortran extensions to the Fortran 95 standard. This PDF document applies to Intel Fortran for Linux* Systems and Intel Fortran for Linux* Systems.
The Intel Fortran Libraries Reference describes the library procedures in the various Intel Fortran libraries and provides an alphabetic listing of the library routines. This PDF document applies to Intel Fortran for Linux* Systems and Intel Fortran for Linux* Systems.
After product installation, the Intel Fortran Compiler documentation is located at:
<installdir>/doc/main_for/index.htm
Getting Started Guide The Getting Started Guide briefly introduces the Intel Fortran Compiler and guides a new user through some basic compiler operations. The Getting Started Guide contains the following information:
  • Brief compiler overview.
  • Post installation checks and configuration information.
  • Step-by-step examples of how to compile a basic program, how to use some of the available compiler options, how toprepare for debugging and profiling of the compiled code.
  • After these steps, users should be able to simply substitue their own program for the example in order to start using the Intel Fortran Compiler.
  • A FAQ section concerning the compiler along with pointers to more detailed information concerning the answers.
After product installation, the Getting Started Guide is located at:
<installdir>/doc/Getting_Started.htm
README Brief overview of the product, directory map for key product components, and links/pointers to information of importance to users both before and after product installation. Before installation the README document is located at the root level (i.e., same level as the installation script/executable) of either the installation CD or the electronic download package. After installation the README document is located at:
<installdir>/doc/README.txt
Product Release Notes The Product Release Notes contain the most up-to-date information about the product. The Product Release Notes are presented in both text and HTML formats. The information in the Release Notes includes:

  • Overview information (including new features and product contents)
  • System requirements (hardware and software requirements for installing and using the product)
  • Known limitations
  • Technical support (links to contacts for reporting problems and getting support)
Before installation the Release Notes document is located at the root level (i.e., same level as the installation script/executable) of either the installation CD or the electronic download package. After installation the Release Notes document is located at:
<installdir>/doc/ReleaseNotes.htm
<installdir>/doc/ReleaseNotes.txt
Installation Guide The Installation Guide provides detailed instructions that will normally be of use when the automated procedures do not happen or specialized install/uninstall steps need to be performed. The Installation Guide is presented in both text and HTML formats. The Installation Guide contains the following information:
  • Installation prerequisites.
  • Installation of the license.
  • Product installation steps.
  • Uninstall procedure.
  • Installation of patches.
Before installation the Installation Guide is located at the root level (i.e., same level as the installation script/executable) of either the installation CD or the electronic download package. After installation the Installation Guide is located at:
<installdir>/doc/INSTALL.htm
<installdir>/doc/INSTALL.txt
Intel Itanium Assembler documentation Intel Itanium Assembler documentation, including the Intel Itanium Assembler User's Guide and the Intel Itanium Assembly Language Reference Guide, available at:
http://developer.intel.com/software/products/compilers/flin/docs/manuals.htm.
Enhancing Performance with Intel Compilers A tutorial on using Intel Compilers for software development, including the following information:
  • An overview of Intel Compilers.
  • Introduction to compiler environments.
  • Using various types of optimizations (compiler, loop-level, multi-pass, and miscellaneous).
  • Review and related information.
The tutorial is located at:
<installdir>/doc/training/optimize/index.htm

The Intel Debugger Manual is available from the Intel Debugger directory (if installed).

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