GNU C Library

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C standard library implementation GNU Project software free and open-source software system library

The GNU C Library (glibc) is the GNU Project’s core implementation of the standard C library, providing fundamental system call wrappers and APIs used by most GNU/Linux and Unix-like systems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf C standard library implementation →
GNU Project software →
free and open-source software →
system library →
abbreviation glibc →
alsoKnownAs glibc →
componentOf GNU toolchain →
developer Free Software Foundation →
GNU Project →
implements C standard library →
POSIX standard library interfaces →
system call wrappers for GNU/Linux →
system call wrappers for Unix-like systems →
initialReleaseYear 1987 →
license GNU Lesser General Public License →
maintainedBy glibc maintainers community →
partOf GNU operating system →
primaryProgrammingLanguage C →
provides POSIX threading API →
dynamic loader (ld-linux) →
file I/O APIs →
locale and internationalization support →
math library functions →
memory allocation functions →
name service switch (NSS) →
networking APIs →
standard C library functions →
time and date APIs →
relatedTo dietlibc →
musl →
uClibc →
repository https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git →
supportsArchitecture AArch64 →
ARM →
PowerPC →
RISC-V →
x86 →
x86-64 →
supportsOperatingSystem GNU Hurd →
GNU/Linux →
Unix-like operating systems →
some BSD-based systems →
supportsStandard ISO C →
POSIX →
Single UNIX Specification (partially) →
usedBy many user-space applications on Linux →
most GNU/Linux distributions →
system utilities on GNU/Linux →
website https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/ →
writtenIn C →
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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
GNU toolchain →
GNU toolchain ("glibc") →
includes
GNU C Library ("glibc") →
abbreviation
GNU C Library ("glibc") →
alsoKnownAs
GNU Project →
hasPart
Linux/m68k ("glibc") →
supportsToolchain
GNU Hurd ("GNU C Library (glibc)") →
usesComponent
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