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.TH "CDIST-TYPE__DEBCONF_SET_SELECTIONS" "7" "Sep 26, 2023" "7.0.0" "cdist"
.SH NAME
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cdist\-type__debconf_set_selections \- Setup debconf selections
.SH DESCRIPTION
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On Debian and alike systems \fBdebconf\-set\-selections\fP(1) can be used
to setup configuration parameters.
.SH REQUIRED PARAMETERS
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cf. \fB\-\-line\fP\&.
.SH OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
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.B file
Use the given filename as input for \fBdebconf\-set\-selections\fP(1)
If filename is \fB\-\fP, read from stdin.
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\fBThis parameter is deprecated, because it doesn\(aqt work with state detection.\fP
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.B line
A line in \fBdebconf\-set\-selections\fP(1) compatible format.
This parameter can be used multiple times to set multiple options.
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(This parameter is actually required, but marked optional because the
deprecated \fB\-\-file\fP is still accepted.)
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.SH BOOLEAN PARAMETERS
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None.
.SH EXAMPLES
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.EX
# Setup gitolite\(aqs gituser
__debconf_set_selections nslcd \-\-line \(aqgitolite gitolite/gituser string git\(aq

# Setup configuration for nslcd from a file.
# NB: Multiple lines can be passed to \-\-line, although this can be considered a hack.
__debconf_set_selections nslcd \-\-line \(dq$(cat \(dq${__files:?}/preseed/nslcd.debconf\(dq)\(dq
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.IP \(bu 2
\fBcdist\-type__update_alternatives\fP(7)
.IP \(bu 2
\fBdebconf\-set\-selections\fP(1)
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.SH AUTHORS
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Nico Schottelius <\fI\%nico\-cdist\-\-@\-\-schottelius.org\fP>
Dennis Camera <\fI\%dennis.camera\-\-@\-\-ssrq\-sds\-fds.ch\fP>
.fi
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.SH COPYING
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Copyright (C) 2011\-2014 Nico Schottelius, 2021 Dennis Camera.
You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General
Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of
the License, or (at your option) any later version.
.SH COPYRIGHT
ungleich GmbH 2021
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