---
name: "MagickCore-config"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "imagemagick"
version: "7.1.2.35-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/MagickCore-config"
---

# MagickCore-config(1)

get information about the installed version of ImageMagick

## NAME

**MagickCore-config** – get information about the installed version of ImageMagick

## SYNOPSIS

**MagickCore-config** \[**--cflags**\] \[**--cppflags**\] \[**--exec-prefix**\] \[**--ldflags**\] \[**--libs**\] \[**--prefix**\] \[**--version**\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **MagickCore-config** utility prints the compiler and linker flags required to compile and link programs that use the **ImageMagick** **Core** Application Programmer Interface.

The following options are available:

- **--cppflags**, **--cflags**, **--cxxflags**

  Print the compiler flags that are needed to find the [ImageMagick(1)](/ImageMagick/1.md) C include files and defines to ensure that the ImageMagick data structures match between your program and the installed libraries.

- **--prefix**, **--exec-prefix**

  Print the directory under which target specific binaries and executables are installed.

- **--ldflags**, **--libs**

  Print the linker flags that are needed to link with the [ImageMagick(1)](/ImageMagick/1.md) library.

- **--version**

  Print the version of the [ImageMagick(1)](/ImageMagick/1.md) distribution to standard output.

- **--coder-path**

  Print the path where the [ImageMagick(1)](/ImageMagick/1.md) coder modules are installed.

- **--filter-path**

  Print the path where the [ImageMagick(1)](/ImageMagick/1.md) filter modules are installed.

## EXAMPLES

To print the version of the installed distribution of **ImageMagick** use:

```
MagickCore-config --version
```

To compile a program that calls the [ImageMagick(1)](/ImageMagick/1.md) Application Programmer Interface, use:

```
cc `MagickCore-config --cppflags --ldflags` program.c
```

## SEE ALSO

[ImageMagick(1)](/ImageMagick/1.md)

## LICENSE

**ImageMagick** is licensed with a derived Apache license 2.0. See https://imagemagick.org/license/ for more details.

## AUTHORS

The **ImageMagick** suite and this manual page where written by Cristy, ImageMagick Studio LLC \<development-team@imagemagick.org\>.