16.142. cdist-type__update_alternatives(7)

16.142.1. NAME

cdist-type__update_alternatives - Configure alternatives

16.142.2. 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".

16.142.3. REQUIRED PARAMETERS

path
Use this path for the given alternative

16.142.4. EXAMPLES

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

16.142.5. SEE ALSO

cdist-type__debconf_set_selections(7), update-alternatives(8)

16.142.6. AUTHORS

Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>

16.142.7. COPYING

Copyright (C) 2013 Nico Schottelius. 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.