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gnu_get_libc_version(3) Library Functions Manualgnu_get_libc_version(3)gnu_get_libc_version, gnu_get_libc_release - get glibc version and release
Standard C library (libc,-lc)
#include <gnu/libc-version.h>const char *gnu_get_libc_version(void);const char *gnu_get_libc_release(void);
The functiongnu_get_libc_version() returns a string that identifies the glibc version available on the system. The functiongnu_get_libc_release() returns a string indicates the release status of the glibc version available on the system. This will be a string such asstable.
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, seeattributes(7). ┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐ │Interface│Attribute│Value│ ├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤ │gnu_get_libc_version(), │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │ │gnu_get_libc_release() │ │ │ └──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
GNU.
glibc 2.1.
When run, the program below will produce output such as the following: $./a.out GNU libc version: 2.8 GNU libc release: stableProgram 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); }confstr(3)
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