curl_version - returns the libcurl version

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 instead.

Protocols

This functionality affects all supported protocols

Example

int main(void)
{
  printf("libcurl version %s\n", curl_version());
}

Availability

Added in curl 7.1

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.

See also

curl_version_info(3)

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