dpkg.cfg(5) dpkg suite dpkg.cfg(5)NAME
dpkg.cfg - dpkg configuration file
DESCRIPTION
This file contains default options for dpkg. Each line contains a single option which is exactly the same as a normal command line option
for dpkg except for the leading hyphens which are not used here. Quotes surrounding option values are stripped. Comments are allowed by
starting a line with a hash sign ('#').
FILES
/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/[0-9a-zA-Z_-]*
/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg
~/.dpkg.cfg
SEE ALSO dpkg(1).
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dpkg-vendor(1) dpkg suite dpkg-vendor(1)NAME
dpkg-vendor - queries information about distribution vendors
SYNOPSIS
dpkg-vendor [option...] command
DESCRIPTION
dpkg-vendor is a tool to query information about vendors listed in /etc/dpkg/origins. /etc/dpkg/origins/default contains information about
the current vendor.
COMMANDS --is vendor
Exits with 0 if the current vendor is vendor. Otherwise exits with non-zero.
--derives-from vendor
Exits with 0 if the current vendor distribution is a derivative of vendor, otherwise exits with non-zero. It uses the "Parent" field
to browse all ancestors of the current vendor.
--query field
Print on standard output the value of the vendor-specific field for the current vendor.
--help Show the usage message and exit.
--version
Show the version and exit.
OPTIONS --vendor vendor
Assumes the current vendor is vendor instead of discovering it with the DEB_VENDOR environment variable or /etc/dpkg/ori-
gins/default.
ENVIRONMENT
DEB_VENDOR
This setting defines the current vendor. If not set, it will discover the current vendor by reading /etc/dpkg/origins/default.
SEE ALSO deb-origin(5).
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