curl_version(3)            Library Functions 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.

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)

libcurl                           2025-02-07                   curl_version(3)