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/origins/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).