# libfossil: Fossil SCM Library API

(If you are reading this via [fossil-scm.org](https://fossil-scm.org/libfossil), be aware that that's a read-only mirror. The canonical home is [](https://fossil.wanderinghorse.net/r/libfossil).)
(If you are reading this via [fossil-scm.org](https://fossil-scm.org/), be aware that that's a read-only mirror. The canonical home is [](https://fossil.wanderinghorse.net/r/libfossil).)

See also: [](TODOs), [](download), [](building), [f-apps][],
[](DbFunctions), [](SQLSnippets), [](HackersGuide),
[doxygen docs][doxygen-docs] (refreshed from current sources relatively frequently).

This source code repository houses an in-development C99-compliant library API for the [Fossil SCM][home-fossil]. The primary goal is to port existing behaviour into a library form (the fossil app is extremely monolithic in nature). This effort, officially called "libfossil", intends to provide an alternative interface into fossil repositories, as opposed to a replacement for the core fossil application. It does not aim to provide 100% feature-parity with the main app - see [](TODOs) for details about features which are considered out of scope or otherwise unlikely. It's instead intended to enhance one's ability to access and manipulate fossil repositories. The [f-apps][] page demonstrates what features are currently ported over.