Thread: can u help me wht this command means

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    can u help me wht this command means

    hi this is my command

    cc -I/usr/local/include/mysql prog.c -lmysqlclient -lsocket -lnsl -lm -lz

    i know about mysqlclient and m means math.
    but i don't know about socket,nsl,z.
    can u tell my they all include.
    thank u,
    sree.

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    They are libraries. STW.

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    Eg
    nm /usr/include/libz.a
    would print all the symbols which that library would resolve.
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