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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(), | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
     |gnu_get_libc_release()  |               |         |
     +------------------------+---------------+---------+

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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Linux 2017-09-15 GNU_GET_LIBC_VERSION(3)