---
name: "xml2-config"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libxml2"
version: "2.15.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xml2-config"
---

# xml2-config(1)

script to get information about the installed version of libxml2

## NAME

xml2-config - script to get information about the installed version of libxml2

## SYNOPSIS

**xml2-config** \[--prefix*\[=DIR\]*\] \[--libs\] \[--cflags\] \[--version\] \[--help\]

## DESCRIPTION

*xml2-config* is a tool that is used to determine the compile and linker flags that should be used to compile and link programs that use *libxml2*.

## OPTIONS

*xml2-config* accepts the following options:

- **--version**

  Print the currently installed version of *libxml2* on the standard output.

- **--libs**

  Print the linker flags that are necessary to link a *libxml2* program. Add --dynamic after --libs to print only shared library linking information.

- **--cflags**

  Print the compiler flags that are necessary to compile a *libxml2* program.

- **--prefix=PREFIX**

  If specified, use PREFIX instead of the installation prefix that *libxml2* was built with when computing the output for the --cflags and --libs options. This option must be specified before any --libs or --cflags options.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Fredrik Hallenberg \<hallon@lysator.liu.se\>, for the Debian GNU/linux system (but may be used by others).