I can see data constructor and instances for, say Maybe in ghci:
Prelude Control.Applicative> :i Maybe
data Maybe a = Nothing | Just a -- Defined in `Data.Maybe'
instance Eq a => Eq (Maybe a) -- Defined in `Data.Maybe'
instance Monad Maybe -- Defined in `Data.Maybe'
instance Functor Maybe -- Defined in `Data.Maybe'
instance Ord a => Ord (Maybe a) -- Defined in `Data.Maybe'
instance Read a => Read (Maybe a) -- Defined in `GHC.Read'
instance Show a => Show (Maybe a) -- Defined in `GHC.Show'
instance Applicative Maybe -- Defined in `Control.Applicative'
instance Alternative Maybe -- Defined in `Control.Applicative'
and I can see how Applicative typeclass defined in ghci, too:
Prelude Control.Applicative> :i Applicative
class Functor f => Applicative f where
pure :: a -> f a
(<*>) :: f (a -> b) -> f a -> f b
(*>) :: f a -> f b -> f b
(<*) :: f a -> f b -> f a
-- Defined in `Control.Applicative'
instance Applicative [] -- Defined in `Control.Applicative'
instance Applicative ZipList -- Defined in `Control.Applicative'
instance Monad m => Applicative (WrappedMonad m)
-- Defined in `Control.Applicative'
instance Applicative Maybe -- Defined in `Control.Applicative'
instance Applicative IO -- Defined in `Control.Applicative'
instance Applicative (Either e) -- Defined in `Control.Applicative'
instance Applicative ((->) a) -- Defined in `Control.Applicative'
but How can I find information about specific instances of a type, say instance Alternative Maybe ?