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LDCONFIG(8)                Linux Programmer's Manual               LDCONFIG(8)

NAME
       ldconfig - configure dynamic linker run-time bindings
SYNOPSIS
       /sbin/ldconfig  [  -nNvXV ] [ -f conf ] [ -C cache ] [ -r root ] direc-
       tory ...
       /sbin/ldconfig -l [ -v ] library ...
       /sbin/ldconfig -p
DESCRIPTION
       ldconfig creates the necessary links  and  cache  to  the  most  recent
       shared  libraries  found  in  the  directories specified on the command
       line, in the file /etc/ld.so.conf, and in the trusted directories (/lib
       and  /usr/lib).  The cache is used by the run-time linker, ld.so or ld-
       linux.so.  ldconfig checks the header and filenames of the libraries it
       encounters  when  determining  which  versions  should have their links
       updated.
       ldconfig will attempt to deduce the type of ELF libs  (i.e.,  libc5  or
       libc6/glibc)  based  on  what  C  libs,  if any, the library was linked
       against.
       Some existing libs do not  contain  enough  information  to  allow  the
       deduction  of  their  type.  Therefore, the /etc/ld.so.conf file format
       allows the specification of an expected type.  This is  used  only  for
       those   ELF   libs   which   we  can  not  work  out.   The  format  is
       "dirname=TYPE", where TYPE can be libc4, libc5, or libc6.  (This syntax
       also works on the command line.)  Spaces are not allowed.  Also see the
       -p option.  ldconfig should normally be run by the superuser as it  may
       require write permission on some root owned directories and files.
OPTIONS
       -v     Verbose  mode.   Print  current version number, the name of each
              directory as it is scanned, and  any  links  that  are  created.
              Overrides quiet mode.
       -n     Only  process  directories specified on the command line.  Don't
              process the trusted directories (/lib and  /usr/lib)  nor  those
              specified in /etc/ld.so.conf.  Implies -N.
       -N     Don't rebuild the cache.  Unless -X is also specified, links are
              still updated.
       -X     Don't update links.  Unless -N is also specified, the  cache  is
              still rebuilt.
       -f conf
              Use conf instead of /etc/ld.so.conf.
       -C cache
              Use cache instead of /etc/ld.so.cache.
       -r root
              Change to and use root as the root directory.
       -l     Library mode.  Manually link individual libraries.  Intended for
              use by experts only.
       -p     Print the lists of directories and candidate libraries stored in
              the current cache.
FILES
       /lib/ld.so          run-time linker/loader
       /etc/ld.so.conf     File  containing  a list of colon, space, tab, new-
                           line, or comma-separated directories  in  which  to
                           search for libraries.
       /etc/ld.so.cache    File  containing an ordered list of libraries found
                           in the directories specified in /etc/ld.so.conf, as
                           well as those found in /lib and /usr/lib.
SEE ALSO
       ldd(1), ld.so(8)
COLOPHON
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GNU                               2012-05-10                       LDCONFIG(8)