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🏷️ NAME

dpkg-vendor — queries information about distribution vendors

🚀 Quick Reference

Use Case	Command	Description
🔍 Check vendor identity	dpkg-vendor --is vendor	Exits with 0 if current vendor matches, 1 otherwise
🔗 Check derivative status	dpkg-vendor --derives-from vendor	Exits with 0 if current vendor is a derivative of vendor
📄 Query vendor field	dpkg-vendor --query field	Print the value of a vendor-specific field
🎯 Override current vendor	dpkg-vendor --vendor vendor command	Assume a different vendor for the command

📋 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.

ℹ️ --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)

🏷️ NAME 🚀 Quick Reference 📋 SYNOPSIS 📝 DESCRIPTION 🎮 COMMANDS ⚙️ OPTIONS 🌐 ENVIRONMENT 📚 SEE ALSO