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GNU_GET_LIBC_VERSION(3)                                                 Linux Programmer's Manual                                                GNU_GET_LIBC_VERSION(3)

NAME
       gnu_get_libc_version, gnu_get_libc_release - get glibc version and release

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.

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.

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 <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)

Linux                                                                          2021-03-22                                                        GNU_GET_LIBC_VERSION(3)