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<refentry id="app-pg-config">

<refentry id="app-pg_config">

<refmeta>

<refentrytitle id="app-pg-config-title">pg-config</>

<refentrytitle id="app-pg_config-title">pg_config</>

<refmiscinfo>Application</>

</refmeta>

<refnamediv>

<refname>pg-config</>

<refname>pg_config</>

<refpurpose>Provides information about the installed version of <productname>PostgreSQL</></>

</refnamediv>

<refsynopsisdiv>

<synopsis>

pg-config --bindir | --includedir | --libdir | --configure | --version

pg_config --bindir | --includedir | --libdir | --configure | --version

</synopsis>

</refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1>

<title>Description</>

<para>

The <application>pg-config</> stores and provides configuration parameters

The <application>pg_config</> stores and provides configuration parameters

of the currently installed version of <productname>PostgreSQL</>. It is

intended, for example, to be used by software packages that want to interface

to <productname>PostgreSQL</> in order to find the respective header files

and libraries.

</para>

<para>

To use <application>pg-config</>, supply one or more of the following options:

To use <application>pg_config</>, supply one or more of the following options:

<variablelist>

<varlistentry>

<term>--bindir</>

<listitem>

<para>

Print the location of user executables. Use this, for example, to find

the <application>psql</> program. This is normally also the location

where the <filename>pg-config</> program resides.

where the <filename>pg_config</> program resides.

</para>

</listitem>

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