Section (8) ldconfig
Name
ldconfig — configure dynamic linker run-time bindings
Synopsis
/sbin/ldconfig
[−nNvXV] [ −f fIconffP ] [ −C fIcachefP ] [ −r fIrootfP ] directory...
/sbin/ldconfig −l.RB [−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 (on some 64-bit
architectures such as x86-64, /lib and /usr/lib are the trusted directories for
32-bit libraries, while /lib64
and /usr/lib64 are used for
64-bit libraries).
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 libraries (i.e., libc5 or libc6/glibc) based on what C libraries, if any, the library was linked against.
Some existing libraries 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
libraries 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
−cfmt, −−format=fmt-
(Since glibc 2.2) Cache format to use: old, new, or compat (default).
−C cache-
Use cache instead of
/etc/ld.so.cache. −f conf-
Use conf instead of
/etc/ld.so.conf. −i, −−ignore−aux−cache-
(Since glibc 2.7) Ignore auxiliary cache file.
−l-
(Since glibc 2.2) Library mode. Manually link individual libraries. Intended for use by experts only.
−n-
Process only the directories specified on the command line. Don_zsingle_quotesz_t process the trusted directories, nor those specified in
/etc/ld.so.conf. Implies−N. −N-
Don_zsingle_quotesz_t rebuild the cache. Unless
−Xis also specified, links are still updated. −p, −−print−cache-
Print the lists of directories and candidate libraries stored in the current cache.
−r root-
Change to and use root as the root directory.
−v, −−verbose-
Verbose mode. Print current version number, the name of each directory as it is scanned, and any links that are created. Overrides quiet mode.
−V, −−version-
Print program version.
−X-
Don_zsingle_quotesz_t update links. Unless
−Nis also specified, the cache is still rebuilt.
FILES
/lib/ld.so-
Run-time linker/loader.
/etc/ld.so.conf-
File containing a list of directories, one per line, 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 the trusted directories.
COLOPHON
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