Also known as X protocol C-language Binding, X C Binding, libxcb
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- xcb.freedesktop.org
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- software version identifier
- 1.17.0
- Commons category
- XCB
- source code repository URL
- gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxcb
- issue tracker URL
- gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxcb/issues
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9 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Xlib compatibility
- Example
- Protocol description
- Logo
- Other language bindings
- Notes
- References
- External links
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XCB (X protocol C-language Binding) is a library implementing the client side of the X11 display server protocol. XCB is written in the C programming language and distributed under the MIT License. The project was started in 2001 by Bart Massey and aims to replace Xlib.