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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