NAME

       dpkg-vendor - queries information about distribution vendors

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.

       This program was introduced in dpkg 1.15.1.

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.

       --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).

1.22.11                                            2024-08-05                                     dpkg-vendor(1)