Dpkg
Section: libdpkg-perl (3)
Updated: 2015-07-13
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NAME
Dpkg - module with core variables
 
DESCRIPTION
The Dpkg module provides a set of variables with information concerning
this system installation.
 
VARIABLES
- $Dpkg::PROGNAME
- 
Contains the name of the current program.
- $Dpkg::PROGVERSION
- 
Contains the version of the dpkg suite.
- $Dpkg::CONFDIR
- 
Contains the path to the dpkg system configuration directory.
- $Dpkg::ADMINDIR
- 
Contains the path to the dpkg database directory.
- $Dpkg::LIBDIR
- 
Contains the path to the dpkg methods and plugins directory.
- $Dpkg::DATADIR
- 
Contains the path to the dpkg architecture tables directory.
CHANGES
 
Version 1.01 (dpkg 1.17.0)
New variables: $PROGNAME, $PROGVERSION, $CONFDIR, $ADMINDIR, $LIBDIR and
$DATADIR.
Deprecated variables: $version, $admindir, $dpkglibdir and $pkgdatadir.
 
Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)
Mark the module as public.
 Index
- NAME
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- DESCRIPTION
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- VARIABLES
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- CHANGES
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- Version 1.01 (dpkg 1.17.0)
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- Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)
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