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								# detect-libc
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								Node.js module to detect details of the C standard library (libc)
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								implementation provided by a given Linux system.
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								Currently supports detection of GNU glibc and MUSL libc.
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								Provides asychronous and synchronous functions for the
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								family (e.g. `glibc`, `musl`) and version (e.g. `1.23`, `1.2.3`).
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								The version numbers of libc implementations
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								are not guaranteed to be semver-compliant.
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								For previous v1.x releases, please see the
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								[v1](https://github.com/lovell/detect-libc/tree/v1) branch.
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								## Install
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								```sh
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								npm install detect-libc
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								## API
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								### GLIBC
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								```ts
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								const GLIBC: string = 'glibc';
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								A String constant containing the value `glibc`.
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								### MUSL
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								```ts
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								const MUSL: string = 'musl';
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								A String constant containing the value `musl`.
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								### family
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								```ts
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								function family(): Promise<string | null>;
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								```
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								Resolves asychronously with:
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								* `glibc` or `musl` when the libc family can be determined
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								* `null` when the libc family cannot be determined
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								```js
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								const { family, GLIBC, MUSL } = require('detect-libc');
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								switch (await family()) {
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								  case GLIBC: ...
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								### familySync
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								```ts
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								function familySync(): string | null;
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								```
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								Synchronous version of `family()`.
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								const { familySync, GLIBC, MUSL } = require('detect-libc');
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								### version
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								```ts
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								```
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								Resolves asychronously with:
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								* The version when it can be determined
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								```js
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								const v = await version();
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								### versionSync
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								```ts
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								Synchronous version of `version()`.
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								```js
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								### isNonGlibcLinux
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								```ts
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								* `false` when the libc family is `glibc`
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								if (await isNonGlibcLinux()) { ... }
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								### isNonGlibcLinuxSync
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								if (isNonGlibcLinuxSync()) { ... }
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								## Licensing
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								Copyright 2017 Lovell Fuller and others.
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								Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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								you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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								You may obtain a copy of the License at [http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html)
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								Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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								WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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								See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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