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6 debconf-show - query the debconf database
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9 debconf-show packagename [...] [--db=dbname]
10 debconf-show --listowners [--db=dbname]
11 debconf-show --listdbs
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14 debconf-show lets you query the debconf database in different ways.
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16 The most common use is "debconf-show packagename", which displays all
17 items in the debconf database owned by a given package, and their
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21 This can be useful as a debugging aid, and especially handy in bug
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26 Specify the database to query. By default, debconf-show queries the
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30 Lists all owners of questions in the database. Generally an owner
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37 Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> and Sylvain Ferriol
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