---
name: "pcap-config"
section: "1"
platform: "macos"
package: "libpcap"
version: "146"
release: "macOS 26.5"
platforms: ["linux", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pcap-config"
---

# pcap-config(1)

write libpcap compiler and linker flags to standard output

## NAME

pcap-config - write libpcap compiler and linker flags to standard output

## SYNOPSIS

**pcap-config** \[ **--static** \] \[ **--cflags \| --libs \| --additional-libs** \]

## DESCRIPTION

When run with the **--cflags** option, *pcap-config* writes to the standard output the **-I** compiler flags required to include libpcap's header files. When run with the **--libs** option, *pcap-config* writes to the standard output the **-L** and **-l** linker flags required to link with libpcap, including **-l** flags for libraries required by libpcap. When run with the **--additional-libs** option, *pcap-config* writes to the standard output the **-L** and **-l** flags for libraries required by libpcap, but not the **-lpcap** flag to link with libpcap itself.

By default, it writes flags appropriate for compiling with a dynamically-linked version of libpcap; the **--static** flag causes it to write flags appropriate for compiling with a statically-linked version of libpcap.

## SEE ALSO

**pcap**(3PCAP)