GNU_GET_LIBC_VERSION
Updated: 2015-03-02
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NAME
gnu_get_libc_version, gnu_get_libc_release - get glibc version and releaseSYNOPSIS
#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.
VERSIONS
These functions first appeared in glibc in version 2.1.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 |
CONFORMING TO
These functions are glibc-specific.EXAMPLE
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 <gnu/libc-version.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <stdio.h> int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { 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)COLOPHON
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- DESCRIPTION
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- ATTRIBUTES
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- Program source
- SEE ALSO
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