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



NAME
       dpkg-vendor - queries information about distribution vendors

SYNOPSIS
       dpkg-vendor [option...] command

DESCRIPTION
       dpkg-vendor is a tool to query information about vendors listed in /etc/dpkg/origins.
       /etc/dpkg/origins/default contains information about the current vendor.

COMMANDS
       --is vendor
           Exits with 0 if the current vendor is vendor. Otherwise exits with 1.

       --derives-from vendor
           Exits with 0 if the current vendor distribution is a derivative of vendor, otherwise
           exits with 1.  It uses the Parent field to browse all ancestors of the current vendor.

       --query field
           Print on standard output the value of the vendor-specific field for the current vendor.

       --help
           Show the usage message and exit.

       --version
           Show the version and exit.

OPTIONS
       --vendor vendor
           Assumes the current vendor is vendor instead of discovering it with the DEB_VENDOR
           environment variable or /etc/dpkg/origins/default.

ENVIRONMENT
       DEB_VENDOR
           This setting defines the current vendor. If not set, it will discover the current vendor
           by reading /etc/dpkg/origins/default.

       DPKG_COLORS
           Sets the color mode (since dpkg 1.18.5).  The currently accepted values are: auto
           (default), always and never.

       DPKG_NLS
           If set, it will be used to decide whether to activate Native Language Support, also known
           as internationalization (or i18n) support (since dpkg 1.19.0).  The accepted values are:
           0 and 1 (default).

SEE ALSO
       deb-origin(5).



1.21.1                                       2025-09-09                               dpkg-vendor(1)