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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
bash
#include <gnu/libc-version.h>bash
const char *gnu_get_libc_version(void);\n
\nconst 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 indicates 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 | MT-Safe |
STANDARDS
GNU.
HISTORY
glibc 2.1.
EXAMPLES
When run, the program below will produce output such as the following:
bash
$\n ./a.out\n
GNU libc version: 2.8
GNU libc release: stableProgram source
bash
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <gnu/libc-version.h>
int
main(void)
{
\n
printf("GNU libc version: %s\n", gnu_get_libc_version());
\n
printf("GNU libc release: %s\n", gnu_get_libc_release());
\n
exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}SEE ALSO
confstr(3)