Node.js module to detect details of the C standard library (libc) implementation provided by a given Linux system.

Currently supports detection of GNU glibc and MUSL libc.

Provides asychronous and synchronous functions for the family (e.g. glibc, musl) and version (e.g. 1.23, 1.2.3).

The version numbers of libc implementations are not guaranteed to be semver-compliant.

For previous v1.x releases, please see the v1 branch.

npm install detect-libc

const GLIBC: string = 'glibc';

A String constant containing the value glibc.

const MUSL: string = 'musl';

A String constant containing the value musl.

function family(): Promise<string | null>;

Resolves asychronously with:

• glibc or musl when the libc family can be determined
• null when the libc family cannot be determined
• null when run on a non-Linux platform

const { family, GLIBC, MUSL } = require('detect-libc');

switch (await family()) {
  case GLIBC: ...
  case MUSL: ...
  case null: ...
}

function familySync(): string | null;

Synchronous version of family().

const { familySync, GLIBC, MUSL } = require('detect-libc');

switch (familySync()) {
  case GLIBC: ...
  case MUSL: ...
  case null: ...
}

function version(): Promise<string | null>;

Resolves asychronously with:

• The version when it can be determined
• null when the libc family cannot be determined
• null when run on a non-Linux platform

const { version } = require('detect-libc');

const v = await version();
if (v) {
  const [major, minor, patch] = v.split('.');
}

function versionSync(): string | null;

Synchronous version of version().

const { versionSync } = require('detect-libc');

const v = versionSync();
if (v) {
  const [major, minor, patch] = v.split('.');
}

function isNonGlibcLinux(): Promise<boolean>;

Resolves asychronously with:

• false when the libc family is glibc
• true when the libc family is not glibc
• false when run on a non-Linux platform

const { isNonGlibcLinux } = require('detect-libc');

if (await isNonGlibcLinux()) { ... }

function isNonGlibcLinuxSync(): boolean;

Synchronous version of isNonGlibcLinux().

const { isNonGlibcLinuxSync } = require('detect-libc');

if (isNonGlibcLinuxSync()) { ... }

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