curl_version(3) libcurl Manual curl_version(3)
NAME
curl_version - returns the libcurl version string
SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h>
char *curl_version();
DESCRIPTION
Returns a human readable string with the version number of libcurl and
some of its important components (like OpenSSL version).
We recommend using curl_version_info(3) instead!
EXAMPLE
printf("libcurl version %s\n", curl_version());
AVAILABILITY
Always
RETURN VALUE
A pointer to a null-terminated string. The string resides in a stati-
cally allocated buffer and must not be freed by the caller.
SEE ALSO
curl_version_info(3)
libcurl 7.81.0 November 26, 2021 curl_version(3)
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