dpkg−vendor − queries information about distribution vendors
dpkg-vendor [option...] command
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.
This program was introduced in dpkg 1.15.1.
−−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.
−−vendor vendor
Assumes the current vendor is vendor instead of discovering it with the DEB_VENDOR environment variable or /etc/dpkg/origins/default.
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).
deb−origin(5).