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os.findlib

The os.findlib function scans the well-known system locations looking for a library file.

#!lua
p = os.findlib("libname")

Parameters

libname is name of the library to locate. It may be specified with (libX11.so) or without (X11) system-specific decorations.

Return Value

The path containing the library file, if found. Otherwise, nil.