iw7-mod/deps/curl/docs/libcurl/curl_version.md
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c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Title: curl_version
Section: 3
Source: libcurl
See-also:
- curl_version_info (3)
---
# NAME
curl_version - returns the libcurl version string
# SYNOPSIS
~~~c
#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
~~~c
int main(void)
{
printf("libcurl version %s\n", curl_version());
}
~~~
# AVAILABILITY
Always
# RETURN VALUE
A pointer to a null-terminated string. The string resides in a statically
allocated buffer and must not be freed by the caller.