---
name: "lv2info"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lilv-tools"
version: "0.28.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lv2info"
---

# lv2info(1)

print information about an installed LV2 plugin

## NAME

**lv2info** – print information about an installed LV2 plugin

## SYNOPSIS

**lv2info** \[**-hV**\] \[**-m** *file*\] \[**-p** *file*\] *plugin\_uri*

## DESCRIPTION

**lv2info** prints a human-readable summary of information about an installed LV2 plugin.

The options are as follows:

- **-V**, **-****-version**

  Print version information and exit.

- **-h**, **-****-help**

  Print usage information and exit.

- **-m** *file*

  Add record of plugin to Turtle manifest *file*.

- **-p** *file*

  Write description of plugin to Turtle *file*.

## ENVIRONMENT

- LV2\_PATH

  List of directories to search for LV2 plugin bundles, in the style of PATH.

## EXIT STATUS

**lv2info** exits with a status of 0, or non-zero if an error occurred.

## SEE ALSO

-

  [lv2apply(1)](/lv2apply/1.md)

-

  [lv2bench(1)](/lv2bench/1.md)

-

  [lv2ls(1)](/lv2ls/1.md)

## AUTHORS

**lv2info** is a part of lilv, by David Robillard ⟨*d@drobilla.net*⟩.