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# pkg-config

> Provide the details of installed libraries for compiling applications.
> More information: <https://manned.org/pkg-config>.

- Get the list of libraries and their dependencies:

`pkg-config --libs {{library1 library2 ...}}`

- Get the list of libraries, their dependencies, and proper cflags for gcc:

`pkg-config --cflags --libs {{library1 library2 ...}}`

- Compile your code with libgtk-3, libwebkit2gtk-4.0 and all their dependencies:

`c++ example.cpp $(pkg-config --cflags --libs gtk+-3.0 webkit2gtk-4.0) -o example`
