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).