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  24. .TH curl_version 3 "5 March 2001" "libcurl" "libcurl"
  25. .SH NAME
  26. curl_version - returns the libcurl version string
  27. .SH SYNOPSIS
  28. .nf
  29. #include <curl/curl.h>
  30. char *curl_version();
  31. .fi
  32. .SH DESCRIPTION
  33. Returns a human readable string with the version number of libcurl and some of
  34. its important components (like OpenSSL version).
  35. We recommend using \fIcurl_version_info(3)\fP instead!
  36. .SH EXAMPLE
  37. .nf
  38. int main(void)
  39. {
  40. printf("libcurl version %s\\n", curl_version());
  41. }
  42. .fi
  43. .SH AVAILABILITY
  44. Always
  45. .SH RETURN VALUE
  46. A pointer to a null-terminated string. The string resides in a statically
  47. allocated buffer and must not be freed by the caller.
  48. .SH "SEE ALSO"
  49. .BR curl_version_info (3)