1Dpkg(3)                          libdpkg-perl                          Dpkg(3)
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NAME

6       Dpkg - module with core variables
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DESCRIPTION

9       The Dpkg module provides a set of variables with information concerning
10       this system installation.
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VARIABLES

13       $Dpkg::PROGNAME
14           Contains the name of the current program.
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16       $Dpkg::PROGVERSION
17           Contains the version of the dpkg suite.
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19       $Dpkg::PROGMAKE
20           Contains the name of the system GNU make program.
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22       $Dpkg::PROGTAR
23           Contains the name of the system GNU tar program.
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25       $Dpkg::PROGPATCH
26           Contains the name of the system GNU patch program (or another
27           implementation that is directory traversal resistant).
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29       $Dpkg::CONFDIR
30           Contains the path to the dpkg system configuration directory.
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32       $Dpkg::ADMINDIR
33           Contains the path to the dpkg database directory.
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35       $Dpkg::LIBDIR
36           Contains the path to the dpkg methods and plugins directory.
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38       $Dpkg::DATADIR
39           Contains the path to the dpkg architecture tables directory.
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CHANGES

42   Version 1.03 (dpkg 1.18.24)
43       New variable: $PROGPATCH.
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45   Version 1.02 (dpkg 1.18.11)
46       New variable: $PROGTAR, $PROGMAKE.
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48   Version 1.01 (dpkg 1.17.0)
49       New variables: $PROGNAME, $PROGVERSION, $CONFDIR, $ADMINDIR, $LIBDIR
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52       Deprecated variables: $version, $admindir, $dpkglibdir and $pkgdatadir.
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54   Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)
55       Mark the module as public.
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591.18.25                           2018-06-26                           Dpkg(3)
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