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
14       the current vendor.
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COMMANDS

17       --is vendor
18           Exits with 0 if the current vendor is vendor. Otherwise exits with
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21       --derives-from vendor
22           Exits with 0 if the current vendor distribution is a derivative of
23           vendor, otherwise exits with 1.  It uses the Parent field to browse
24           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 for
28           the current vendor.
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30       --help
31           Show the usage message and exit.
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34           Show the version and exit.
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OPTIONS

37       --vendor vendor
38           Assumes the current vendor is vendor instead of discovering it with
39           the DEB_VENDOR environment variable or /etc/dpkg/origins/default.
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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/origins/default.
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46       DPKG_COLORS
47           Sets the color mode (since dpkg 1.18.5).  The currently accepted
48           values are: auto (default), always and never.
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50       DPKG_NLS
51           If set, it will be used to decide whether to activate Native
52           Language Support, also known as internationalization (or i18n)
53           support (since dpkg 1.19.0).  The accepted values are: 0 and 1
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SEE ALSO

57       deb-origin(5).
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