NAME

       Dpkg::Conf - parse dpkg configuration files

DESCRIPTION

       The Dpkg::Conf object can be used to read options from a configuration file. It can export an array that
       can then be parsed exactly like @ARGV.

METHODS

       $conf = Dpkg::Conf->new(%opts)
           Create  a  new  Dpkg::Conf object. Some options can be set through %opts: if allow_short evaluates to
           true (it defaults to false), then short options are allowed in the configuration file, they should be
           prepended with a single hyphen.

       @$conf
       @options = $conf->get_options()
           Returns the list of options that can be parsed like @ARGV.

       $conf->load($file)
           Read options from a file. Return the number of options parsed.

       $conf->load_system_config($file)
           Read options from a system configuration file.

           Return the number of options parsed.

       $conf->load_user_config($file)
           Read options from a  user  configuration  file.  It  will  try  to  use  the  XDG  directory,  either
           $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dpkg/ or $HOME/.config/dpkg/.

           Return the number of options parsed.

       $conf->load_config($file)
           Read options from system and user configuration files.

           Return the number of options parsed.

       $conf->parse($fh)
           Parse options from a file handle. When called multiple times, the parsed options are accumulated.

           Return the number of options parsed.

       $conf->filter(%opts)
           Filter   the  list  of  options,  either  removing  or  keeping  all  those  that  return  true  when
           $opts{remove}->($option) or $opts{keep}->($option) is called.

       $string = $conf->output([$fh])
           Write the options in the given filehandle (if defined) and return  a  string  representation  of  the
           content (that would be) written.

       "$conf"
           Return a string representation of the content.

       $conf->save($file)
           Save the options in a file.

CHANGES

   Version 1.04 (dpkg 1.20.0)
       Remove croak: For 'format_argv' in $conf->filter().

       Remove methods: $conf->get(), $conf->set().

   Version 1.03 (dpkg 1.18.8)
       Obsolete option: 'format_argv' in $conf->filter().

       Obsolete methods: $conf->get(), $conf->set().

       New methods: $conf->load_system_config(), $conf->load_system_user(), $conf->load_config().

   Version 1.02 (dpkg 1.18.5)
       New option: Accept new option 'format_argv' in $conf->filter().

       New methods: $conf->get(), $conf->set().

   Version 1.01 (dpkg 1.15.8)
       New method: $conf->filter()

   Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)
       Mark the module as public.

1.22.6                                             2024-07-17                                  Dpkg::Conf(3perl)