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CDIST-TYPE__UPDATE_ALTERNATIVES

NAME

cdist−type__update_alternatives − Configure alternatives

DESCRIPTION

On Debian and alike systems update−alternatives(1) can be used to setup alternatives for various programs. One of the most common used targets is the "editor".

REQUIRED PARAMETERS

path

Use this path for the given alternative

EXAMPLES

# Setup vim as the default editor
__update_alternatives editor −−path /usr/bin/vim.basic

SEE ALSO

cdist−type__debconf_set_selections(7), update−alternatives(8)

AUTHORS

Nico Schottelius <nico−cdist−−@−−schottelius.org>

COPYING

Copyright (C) 2013 Nico Schottelius. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

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