# gdal-config (Unix)

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.