.TH ld.so.conf 5 2026-08-23 "Linux man-pages 6.19"
.SH NAME
ld.so.conf \- ld.so configuration file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B /etc/ld.so.conf
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
This file contains a list of directories,
one per line,
in which to search for libraries.
.P
The file is parsed by
.BR \%ldconfig (8)
and the results stored in
.IR /etc/ld.so.cache .
.SS Directives
The syntax allows lines to start with the keyword
.B include
followed by a
.BR glob (7)
pattern.
Files matching that pattern will be processed
as if their contents were included at that point.
.SH FILES
.I /etc/ld.so.conf
.SH EXAMPLES
Example config file:
.P
.in +4n
.EX
/lib
/usr/lib
/usr/local/lib
include /etc/ld.so.conf.d/*.conf
.EE
.in
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR ld.so (8),
.BR ldconfig (8)