| .TH dpkg\-vendor 1 "2011-07-04" "Debian Project" "dpkg suite" |
| .SH NAME |
| dpkg\-vendor \- queries information about distribution vendors |
| . |
| .SH SYNOPSIS |
| .B dpkg\-vendor |
| .RI [ option "...] " command |
| . |
| .SH DESCRIPTION |
| \fBdpkg\-vendor\fP is a tool to query information about vendors listed in |
| \fB/etc/dpkg/origins\fP. \fB/etc/dpkg/origins/default\fP contains |
| information about the current vendor. |
| . |
| .SH COMMANDS |
| .TP |
| .BI \-\-is " vendor" |
| Exits with \fB0\fP if the current vendor is \fIvendor\fP. Otherwise exits |
| with non-zero. |
| .TP |
| .BI \-\-derives\-from " vendor" |
| Exits with \fB0\fP if the current vendor distribution is a derivative of |
| \fIvendor\fP, otherwise exits with non-zero. It uses the "Parent" field |
| to browse all ancestors of the current vendor. |
| .TP |
| .BI \-\-query " field" |
| Print on standard output the value of the vendor-specific \fIfield\fP for |
| the current vendor. |
| .TP |
| .B \-\-help |
| Show the usage message and exit. |
| .TP |
| .B \-\-version |
| Show the version and exit. |
| . |
| .SH OPTIONS |
| .TP |
| .BI \-\-vendor " vendor" |
| Assumes the current vendor is \fIvendor\fP instead of discovering it |
| with the \fBDEB_VENDOR\fP environment variable or |
| \fB/etc/dpkg/origins/default\fP. |
| . |
| .SH ENVIRONMENT |
| .TP |
| \fBDEB_VENDOR\fP |
| This setting defines the current vendor. If not set, it will discover the |
| current vendor by reading \fB/etc/dpkg/origins/default\fP. |
| . |
| .SH AUTHOR |
| Copyright \(co 2009 Rapha\[:e]l Hertzog |
| .sp |
| This is free software; see the GNU General Public Licence version 2 or |
| later for copying conditions. There is NO WARRANTY. |
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