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