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Xlib

Xlib (also known as libX11) is an X Window System protocol client library written in the C programming language. It contains functions for interacting with an X server. These functions allow programmers to write programs without knowing the details of the X protocol.

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Developer
X.Org Foundation
Release
September 1985; 40 years ago (1985-09)
Repository
gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libx11
Stable release
1.8.13 / 7 February 2026; 6 months ago (7 February 2026)
Type
Library
Written in
C

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Xlib

Nodes40
Edges39
Triples60
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.05
Components1

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Xlib

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related to External links · 18
Xlib → Adrian, Interface, ISBN, Language, Lee's, Motif Archived, Nye, O'Reilly Media, Org Foundation's, The Definitive Guides, Vol, Wayback MachineA, Window, Window System, Xlib Programming Manual, Xlib Reference Manual, XlibManual, XlibUsing Xlib
related to Functions · 13
Xlib → The, XCloseDisplay, XCreateGC, XCreateImage, XCreateWindow, XGetWindowProperty, XLookupKeysym, XNextEvent, XOpenDisplay, XParseGeometry, XPeekEvent, XSaveContext, XSetRegion
related to Data types · 9
Xlib → For, In, Informally, Most Xlib, Operations, Some, The, TheDisplaystructure, Unix-like
related to Other libraries · 9
Xlib → FLTK, GTK, Motif, Qt, Such, There, Toolkit Intrinsics, Xaw, Xt
related to Protocol and events · 4
Xlib → Some, The, The Xlib, While
Developer · 1
Xlib → X.Org Foundation
Release · 1
Xlib → September 1985; 40 years ago (1985-09)
Repository · 1
Xlib → gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libx11
Stable release · 1
Xlib → 1.8.13 / 7 February 2026; 6 months ago (7 February 2026)
Type · 1
Xlib → Library

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window functions server library client using protocol request content applications use events libraries queue application data example operations identifier requests

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XlibDeveloperX.Org Foundation1.00infobox
XlibReleaseSeptember 1985; 40 years ago (1985-09)1.00infobox
XlibRepositorygitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libx111.00infobox
XlibStable release1.8.13 / 7 February 2026; 6 months ago (7 February 2026)1.00infobox
XlibTypeLibrary1.00infobox
XlibWebsitewww.x.org, documentation: www.x.org/releases/current/doc/libX11/libX11/libX11.html1.00infobox
XlibWritten inC1.00infobox
Xlibrelated to Data typesThe0.60section
Xlibrelated to Data typesInformally0.60section
Xlibrelated to Data typesTheDisplaystructure0.60section
Xlibrelated to Data typesFor0.60section
Xlibrelated to Data typesUnix-like0.60section

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