110 lines
3.0 KiB
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110 lines
3.0 KiB
Groff
.Dd June 20, 2019
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.Dt XBPS-ALTERNATIVES 1
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm xbps-alternatives
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.Nd XBPS utility to handle alternatives
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm xbps-alternatives
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.Op OPTIONS
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.Ar MODE
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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utility lists or sets the alternatives provided by installed packages.
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Alternatives are classified by groups, and a group contains a number
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of symbolic links which are applied when the group is set.
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.Pp
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When a package is installed its alternative groups are registered in the package database (pkgdb).
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.Pp
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When a package is removed its alternative groups are unregistered from the package database (pkgdb).
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If there are no more alternative groups, the package database removes the references. If there were
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alternative groups registered previously, the previous package is set as default provider.
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.Sh OPTIONS
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.Bl -tag -width -x
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.It Fl C, Fl -config Ar dir
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Specifies a path to the XBPS configuration directory.
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If the first character is not '/' then it's a relative path of
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.Ar rootdir .
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.It Fl d, Fl -debug
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Enables extra debugging shown to stderr.
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.It Fl g, Fl -group
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Alternative group name to match. To be used with the
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.Ar set
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mode.
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.It Fl h, Fl -help
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Show the help message.
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.It Fl r, Fl -rootdir Ar dir
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Specifies a full path for the target root directory.
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.It Fl v, Fl -verbose
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Enables verbose messages.
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.It Fl V, Fl -version
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Show the version information.
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.El
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.Sh MODE
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Only one of the following modes can be used at a time.
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.Bl -tag -width -x
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.It Fl l, Fl -list Op PKG Op -g Ar group
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Lists all current alternative groups or only from
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.Ar PKG ,
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or just a specific group, if the
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.Fl g Fl -group
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option is set.
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.It Fl s, Fl -set Ar PKG Op -g Ar group
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Set alternative groups specified by
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.Ar PKG
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or just a specific group, if the
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.Fl g Fl -group
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option is set.
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.El
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width /var/db/xbps/.<pkgname>-files.plist
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.It Ar /etc/xbps.d
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Default configuration directory.
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.It Ar /usr/share/xbps.d
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Default system configuration directory.
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.It Ar /var/db/xbps/.<pkgname>-files.plist
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Package files metadata.
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.It Ar /var/db/xbps/pkgdb-0.38.plist
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Default package database (0.38 format). Keeps track of installed packages and properties.
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.It Ar /var/cache/xbps
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Default cache directory to store downloaded binary packages.
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.El
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.Sh ENVIRONMENT
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.Bl -tag -width XBPS_TARGET_ARCH
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.It Sy XBPS_ARCH
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Overrides
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.Xr uname 2
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machine result with this value.
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.It Sy XBPS_TARGET_ARCH
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Sets the target architecture to this value.
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.It Sy XBPS_SYSLOG
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Overrides the
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.Xr xbps.d 5
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.Sy syslog=true|false
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configuration option.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr xbps-checkvers 1 ,
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.Xr xbps-create 1 ,
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.Xr xbps-dgraph 1 ,
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.Xr xbps-digest 1 ,
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.Xr xbps-fbulk 1 ,
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.Xr xbps-fetch 1 ,
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.Xr xbps-install 1 ,
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.Xr xbps-pkgdb 1 ,
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.Xr xbps-query 1 ,
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.Xr xbps-reconfigure 1 ,
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.Xr xbps-remove 1 ,
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.Xr xbps-rindex 1 ,
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.Xr xbps-uchroot 1 ,
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.Xr xbps-uunshare 1 ,
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.Xr xbps.d 5
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.An Juan Romero Pardines <xtraeme@gmail.com>
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.An Duncan Overbruck <mail@duncano.de>
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.Sh BUGS
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Probably, but I try to make this not happen. Use it under your own
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responsibility and enjoy your life.
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.Pp
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Report bugs at https://github.com/void-linux/xbps/issues
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