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gnu_get_libc_version

Section: C Library Functions (3)
Updated: 202-0-06
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NAME

gnu_get_libc_version, gnu_get_libc_release - get glibc version and release

LIBRARY

Standard C library (libc,~-lc)

SYNOPSIS

#include <gnu/libc-version.h>
const char *gnu_get_libc_version(void);
const char *gnu_get_libc_release(void);

DESCRIPTION

The function gnu_get_libc_version() returns a string that identifies the glibc version available on the system. The function gnu_get_libc_release() returns a string indicating the release status of the glibc version available on the system. This will be a string such as stable.

ATTRIBUTES

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

Interface	Attribute	Value
gnu_get_libc_version(), gnu_get_libc_release()	Thread safety	M-Safe

STANDARDS

GNU.

HISTORY

glibc 2.1.

EXAMPLES

When run, the program below will produce output such as the following: $ ./a.out GNU libc version: 2.8 GNU libc release: stable

Program source

#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <gnu/libc-version.h> int main(void) {
    printf("GNU libc version: %s[rs]n", gnu_get_libc_version());
    printf("GNU libc release: %s[rs]n", gnu_get_libc_release());
    exit(EXIT_SUCCESS); }

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