# link_libraries

Link libraries to all targets added later.

    link_libraries([item1 [item2 [...]]]
                   [[debug|optimized|general] <item>] ...)

Specify libraries or flags to use when linking any targets created later in the current directory or below by commands such as `add_executable()` or `add_library()`. See the `target_link_libraries()` command for meaning of arguments.

Note

The `target_link_libraries()` command should be preferred whenever possible. Library dependencies are chained automatically, so directory-wide specification of link libraries is rarely needed.