gdal-config(1)

Determines various information about a GDAL installation.

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Description

GDAL-CONFIG

NAME

gdal-config - Determines various information about a GDAL installation.

Determines various information about a GDAL installation.

SYNOPSIS

gdal-config [OPTIONS]
Options:
[--prefix[=DIR]]
[--libs]
[--cflags]
[--version]
[--ogr-enabled]
[--formats]

DESCRIPTION

This utility script (available on Unix systems) can be used to determine various information about a GDAL installation. It is normally just used by configure scripts for applications using GDAL but can be queried by an end user.
--prefix

the top level directory for the GDAL installation.

--libs

The libraries and link directives required to use GDAL.

--cflags

The include and macro definition required to compiled modules using GDAL.

--version

Reports the GDAL version.

--ogr-enabled

Reports "yes" or "no" to standard output depending on whether OGR is built into GDAL.

--formats

Reports which formats are configured into GDAL to stdout.

AUTHOR

Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam@pobox.com>

COPYRIGHT

1998-2023