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)