1dpkg-vendor(1)                    dpkg suite                    dpkg-vendor(1)
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NAME

6       dpkg-vendor - queries information about distribution vendors
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SYNOPSIS

9       dpkg-vendor [option...] command
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DESCRIPTION

12       dpkg-vendor  is  a  tool  to  query information about vendors listed in
13       /etc/dpkg/origins. /etc/dpkg/origins/default contains information about
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COMMANDS

17       --is vendor
18              Exits  with  0  if the current vendor is vendor. Otherwise exits
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21       --derives-from vendor
22              Exits with 0 if the current vendor distribution is a  derivative
23              of  vendor,  otherwise exits with non-zero. It uses the "Parent"
24              field to browse all ancestors of the current vendor.
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26       --query field
27              Print on standard output the value of the vendor-specific  field
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30       --help Show the usage message and exit.
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33              Show the version and exit.
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OPTIONS

36       --vendor vendor
37              Assumes  the  current vendor is vendor instead of discovering it
38              with  the  DEB_VENDOR  environment  variable  or  /etc/dpkg/ori‐
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ENVIRONMENT

42       DEB_VENDOR
43              This  setting  defines  the  current vendor. If not set, it will
44              discover  the   current   vendor   by   reading   /etc/dpkg/ori‐
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AUTHOR

48       Copyright © 2009 Raphaël Hertzog
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50       This  is free software; see the GNU General Public Licence version 2 or
51       later for copying conditions. There is NO WARRANTY.
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56Debian Project                    2009-05-10                    dpkg-vendor(1)