UPDATE-ALTERNATIVES(S)    dpkg utilities   UPDATE-ALTERNATIVES(S)




       update-alternatives -


       update-alternatives  [options]  --install  link  name path
       priority [--slave link name path]...

       update-alternatives [options] --remove name path

       update-alternatives [options] --auto name

       update-alternatives [options] --display name

       update-alternatives [options] --config name


       update-alternatives  Debian  alternatives

        ()

       Debian  alternatives  (generic  name)  alternatives  ed(d)
       nvi(i)  /usr/bin/editor  /usr/bin/nvi /usr/bin/ed alterna-
       tives

        (alternative) alternatives /etc  FHS

         update-alternatives   alternatives   update-alternatives
       Debian postinst prerm

         vi(i)  /usr/share/man/man1/vi.1  man /usr/bin/vi update-
       alternatives master slave master  slave master  slave

        automatic  manual  2   automatic  /  alternatives  manual
       alternatives

        automatic update-alternatives  manual

        priority  automatic priority

       --config   update-alternatives    master  auto   automatic
       --auto


       update-alternatives

        (generic name)
              /usr/bin/editor  alternatives

       symlink
               alternatives

        (alternative)
               alternatives

       alternatives
              symlink /etc/alternatives

       administrative
              update-alternatives /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives

               symlink

       master

       slave   master

       automatic
               automatic  priority  alternatives

       manual  manual alternatives


       update-alternatives  1


       --verbose
              update-alternatives

       --quiet


       --test

       --help  (update-alternatives )

       --version
              (R) ()

       --altdir directory
              alternatives

       --admindir directory
              administrative


       --install link gen path pri [--slave slink sgen spath] ...
               gen   master  link   symlink  path   master  sgen,
              slink, spath  slave symlink --slave  3 0

                master  symlink alternatives  automatic  priority
              symlink

       --remove name path
              (master )  slave name  alternatives path name  name
              path name  slave  () name path

       --auto link
              master   symlink  link   automatic   master   slave
              alterantive  priority

       --display link
              link  master  (auto  manual  )   symlink   alterna-
              tives ( slave altarnative)  priority


       /etc/alternatives/
               alternatives --altdir

       /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/
               administration --admindir


       0

       2


       update-alternatives update-alternatives  2


        Debian

        update-alternatives


       Debian  update-alternatives is copyright 1995 Ian Jackson.
       It is free software; see the GNU  General  Public  Licence
       version  2  or  later for copying conditions.  There is NO
       warranty.

       This manual page is  copyright  1997/98  Charles  Briscoe-
       Smith.   This  is  free documentation; see the GNU General
       Public Licence version 2 or later for copying  conditions.
       There is NO WARRANTY.

       You can find the GNU GPL in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL
       on any Debian system.


       ln(n), FHS, the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard.


        <nakano@apm.seikei.ac.jp>


        dpkg update-alternatives(s)  CVS revision  1.7




Debian Project           19 January 1998   UPDATE-ALTERNATIVES(S)