gdal-config (1)

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

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.