# To find a library for perticular header

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/to-find-a-library-for-perticular-header/6271
**Category:** Usage
**Tags:** os:linux
**Created:** [August 15, 2022, 11:01am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/to-find-a-library-for-perticular-header/6271 "2022-08-15T11:01:03Z")
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### Author: ![Om4143](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/om4143/32/2677_2.png) [@Om4143](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/Om4143)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2022, 11:01am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/to-find-a-library-for-perticular-header/6271/1 "2022-08-15T11:01:03Z")

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Hello, How I can find the library name of any linked header file? Is there any way to find the dependencies(to find library name) for particular header?

Thanks and Regards Omveer Singh

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### Author: ![ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/to-find-a-library-for-perticular-header/6271/2 "2022-08-17T20:14:04Z")

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No, there’s no general way to know this information.