---
name: "mecab-config"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libmecab-dev"
version: "0.996-15.1+b6"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mecab-config"
---

# mecab-config(1)

Get command-line flags for building stuff using Mecab

## NAME

mecab-config - Get command-line flags for building stuff using Mecab

## SYNOPSIS

**mecab-config** \[*OPTION*\] ...

## DESCRIPTION

**mecab-config** gives information about how *Mecab* is configured on your system, giving necessary command line options to build your applications.

Known values for OPTION are:

- **--cxx**

  print C++ compiler used to compile Mecab

- **--prefix**

  print Mecab prefix

- **--exec-prefix**

  print Mecab executable prefix

- **--libs**

  print library linking information

- **--cflags**

  print preprocessor flags, I\_opts, and compiler options

- **--dicdir**

  print path to directory containing dictionaries

- **--libexecdir**

  print path to directory containing helper executables

- **--libs-only-L**

  print linker "-L" flags for dynamic linking

- **--libs-only-l**

  print dynamic linker "-l" flags

- **--inc-dir**

  print "-I" include options

- **--help**

  print this help and exit

- **--version**

  print version information\

## SEE ALSO

[**mecab**(1)](/mecab/1.md).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by TSUCHIYA Masatoshi \<tsuchiya@namazu.org\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).