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

1998-2025