cdist-type__update_alternatives(7)


Table of Contents

1. NAME
2. DESCRIPTION
3. REQUIRED PARAMETERS
4. EXAMPLES
5. SEE ALSO
6. COPYING

1. NAME

cdist-type__update_alternatives - Configure alternatives

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".

3. REQUIRED PARAMETERS

path
Use this path for the given alternative

4. EXAMPLES

# Setup vim as the default editor
__update_alternatives editor --path /usr/bin/vim.basic

5. SEE ALSO

6. COPYING

Copyright (C) 2013 Nico Schottelius. Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).