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NAME

6       cdist-type__update_alternatives - Configure alternatives
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DESCRIPTION

9       On Debian and alike systems update-alternatives(1) can be used to setup
10       alternatives for various programs.  One of the most common used targets
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REQUIRED PARAMETERS

14       path   Use this path for the given alternative
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BOOLEAN PARAMETERS

17       install
18              Add  (update-alternatives  --install)  missing  path to alterna‐
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EXAMPLES

22          # Setup vim as the default editor
23          __update_alternatives editor --path /usr/bin/vim.basic
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SEE ALSO

26       cdist-type__debconf_set_selections(7), update-alternatives(8)
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AUTHORS

29       Nico  Schottelius  <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>  Ander  Punnar   <‐
30       ander@kvlt.ee>
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COPYING

33       Copyright  (C) 2013 Nico Schottelius and 2020 Ander Punnar. You can re‐
34       distribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General  Pub‐
35       lic  License  as published by the Free Software Foundation, either ver‐
36       sion 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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39       ungleich GmbH 2021
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