16.164. cdist-type__update_alternatives(7)¶
16.164.1. NAME¶
cdist-type__update_alternatives - Configure alternatives
16.164.2. 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".
16.164.3. REQUIRED PARAMETERS¶
- path
Use this path for the given alternative
16.164.4. BOOLEAN PARAMETERS¶
- install
Add (
update-alternatives --install) missing path to alternatives.
16.164.5. EXAMPLES¶
# Setup vim as the default editor
__update_alternatives editor --path /usr/bin/vim.basic
16.164.6. SEE ALSO¶
cdist-type__debconf_set_selections(7), update-alternatives(8)
16.164.8. COPYING¶
Copyright (C) 2013 Nico Schottelius and 2020 Ander Punnar. 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.