GDAL-CONFIG(1)

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
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