dpkg-vendor - queries information about distribution vendors
dpkg-vendor [
option...]
command
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.
-
--is vendor
- Exits with 0 if the current vendor is vendor.
Otherwise exits with 1.
-
--derives-from vendor
- Exits with 0 if the current vendor distribution is a
derivative of vendor, otherwise exits with 1. 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.
-
--vendor vendor
- Assumes the current vendor is vendor instead of
discovering it with the DEB_VENDOR environment variable or
/etc/dpkg/origins/default.
- DEB_VENDOR
- This setting defines the current vendor. If not set, it
will discover the current vendor by reading
/etc/dpkg/origins/default.
- DPKG_COLORS
- Sets the color mode (since dpkg 1.18.5). The currently
accepted values are: auto (default), always and
never.
- DPKG_NLS
- If set, it will be used to decide whether to activate
Native Language Support, also known as internationalization (or i18n)
support (since dpkg 1.19.0). The accepted values are: 0 and
1 (default).
deb-origin(5).