gnu_get_libc_version(3) — Linux manual page
gnu_get_libc_version(3) Library Functions Manual gnu_get_libc_version(3)
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 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(), │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
│ gnu_get_libc_release() │ │ │
└─────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
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\n", gnu_get_libc_version());
printf("GNU libc release: %s\n", gnu_get_libc_release());
exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}
SEE ALSO
confstr(3)
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