NAME

ldconfig − link-editor configuration

SYNOPSIS

/usr/etc/ldconfig [ directory  ... ]

DESCRIPTION

ldconfig is used to configure a performance-enhancing cache for the run-time link-editor, ld.so.  It is run from /etc/rc.local and periodically via cron to avoid linking with stale libraries.  It should be also be run manually when a new shared object (e.g., a shared library) is installed on the system. 

When invoked with no arguments, a default set of directories are built into the cache − these are the directories searched by default by the link editors.  Additional directories may be specified on the command line. 

FILES

/etc/ld.so.cache holds the cached data. 

SEE ALSO

ld(1)

Solbourne Computer, Inc.  —  12 Dec 1990