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diff --git a/ares/ares_version.3 b/ares/ares_version.3 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7aeabf7e0 --- /dev/null +++ b/ares/ares_version.3 @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +.\" $Id$ +.\" +.\" Copyright 2004 by Daniel Stenberg +.\" +.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this +.\" software and its documentation for any purpose and without +.\" fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright +.\" notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright +.\" notice and this permission notice appear in supporting +.\" documentation, and that the name of M.I.T. not be used in +.\" advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the +.\" software without specific, written prior permission. +.\" M.I.T. makes no representations about the suitability of +.\" this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" +.\" without express or implied warranty. +.\" +.TH ARES_VERSION 3 "29 January 2004" +.SH NAME +ares_version \- Get the version number of the library +.SH SYNOPSIS +.nf +.B #include <ares.h> +.PP +.B const char *ares_version(int *\fIversion\fP) +.fi +.SH DESCRIPTION +The +.B ares_version +function gets the library version as a string and optionally as an integer +stored in the +.IR version , +argument. If you pass a NULL, no integer is attempted to be returned. + +The integer is built up as 24bit number, with 8 separate bits used for major +number, minor number and patch number. This makes a version string such as +1.2.3 will be returned as the hexadecimal number 0x010203 (decimal 66051). +.SH AUTHOR +Daniel Stenberg + |