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26 .TH GNU_GET_LIBC_VERSION 3 2021-03-22 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
28 gnu_get_libc_version, gnu_get_libc_release \- get glibc version and release
31 .B #include <gnu/libc\-version.h>
33 .B const char *gnu_get_libc_version(void);
34 .B const char *gnu_get_libc_release(void);
38 .BR gnu_get_libc_version ()
39 returns a string that identifies the glibc version available on the system.
42 .BR gnu_get_libc_release ()
43 returns a string indicates the release status of the glibc version
44 available on the system.
45 This will be a string such as
48 These functions first appeared in glibc in version 2.1.
50 For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
58 Interface Attribute Value
60 .BR gnu_get_libc_version (),
61 .BR gnu_get_libc_release ()
62 T} Thread safety MT-Safe
68 These functions are glibc-specific.
70 When run, the program below will produce output such as the following:
76 GNU libc release: stable
82 #include <gnu/libc\-version.h>
87 main(int argc, char *argv[])
89 printf("GNU libc version: %s\en", gnu_get_libc_version());
90 printf("GNU libc release: %s\en", gnu_get_libc_release());