---
name: "odbc_config"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "unixodbc"
version: "2.3.14-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/odbc_config"
---

# odbc\_config(1)

Generates compiler information intended for use when developing a unixODBC client

## NAME

odbc\_config - Generates compiler information intended for use when developing a unixODBC client

## SYNOPSIS

**odbc\_config** \[**--prefix**\] \[**--exec-prefix**\] \[**--include-prefix**\] \[**--lib-prefix**\] \[**--bin-prefix**\] \[**--version**\] \[**--libs**\] \[**--static-libs**\] \[**--libtool-libs**\] \[**--cflags**\] \[**--odbcversion**\] \[**--odbcini**\] \[**--odbcinstini**\] \[**--header**\] \[**--ulen**\]

## DESCRIPTION

**odbc\_config** provides information about how unixODBC was compiled for your system and architecture. The information generated is useful for building unixODBC clients and similar programs.

## OPTIONS

- \--prefix

  **Prefix for architecture-independent files.**

- \--exec-prefix

  **Prefix for architecture-dependent files.**

- \--include-prefix

  **Directory containing C header files for unixODBC.**

- \--lib-prefix

  **Directory containing unixODBC shared libraries.**

- \--bin-prefix

  **Directory containing unixODBC utilities.**

- \--version

  **Current version of unixODBC.**

- \--libs

  **Compiler flags for linking dynamic libraries.**

- \--static-libs

  **Absolute file name of the unixODBC static library (libodbc.a).**

- \--libtool-libs

  **Absolute file name of the unixODBC libtool library (libodbc.la).**

- \--cflags

  **Outputs compiler flags to find header files, as well as critical compiler** flags and defines used when compiling the libodbc library.

- \--odbcversion

  **Version of the ODBC specification used by unixODBC.**

- \--odbcini

  **Absolute file name of the system-wide DSN configuration file *odbc.ini*.**

- \--odbcinstini

  **Absolute file name of the unixODBC driver configuration file *odbcinst.ini*.**

- \--header

  **Definitions of C preprocessor constants used by unixODBC. Generated output can** be piped into a C header file.

- \--ulen

  **Compiler flag that defines *SIZEOF\_SQLULEN*.**

## SEE ALSO

[**unixODBC**(7)](/unixODBC/7.md), [**odbcinst.ini**(5)](/odbcinst.ini/5.md), [**odbc.ini**(5)](/odbc.ini/5.md)

"The *unixODBC* **Administrator Manual (HTML)**"

## AUTHORS

The authors of unixODBC are Peter Harvey \<*pharvey@codebydesign.com*\> and Nick Gorham \<*nick@lurcher.org*\>.

For a full list of contributors, refer to the *AUTHORS* file.

## COPYRIGHT

unixODBC is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License. For details about the license, see the *COPYING* file.