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A '''configure script''' is an executable script designed to aid in developing a [[computer program|program]] to be run on a wide number of different computers. It matches the [[Library (computer science)|libraries]] on the user's computer, with those required by the program before [[compiler|compiling]] it from its [[source code]].

As a common practice, all configure scripts are named "<code>configure"</code>. Usually, configure scripts are written for the [[Bourne shell]], but they may be written for execution in any desired shell.

== Usage ==