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.TH curl_version 3 "5 March 2001" "libcurl 7.0" "libcurl Manual"
.SH NAME
curl_version - returns the libcurl version string
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <curl/curl.h>
.sp
.BI "char *curl_version( );"
.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
Returns a human readable string with the version number of libcurl and some of
its important components (like OpenSSL version).

Note: this returns the actual running lib's version, you might have installed
a newer lib's include files in your system which may turn your LIBCURL_VERSION
#define value to differ from this result.
.SH RETURN VALUE
A pointer to a zero terminated string.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The
.I LIBCURL_VERSION
#define in <curl/curl.h>
.SH BUGS
Surely there are some, you tell me!