cdist-type__update_alternatives(7) ================================== NAME ---- cdist-type__update_alternatives - Configure alternatives 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". REQUIRED PARAMETERS ------------------- path Use this path for the given alternative EXAMPLES -------- .. code-block:: sh # Setup vim as the default editor __update_alternatives editor --path /usr/bin/vim.basic SEE ALSO -------- :strong:`cdist-type__debconf_set_selections`\ (7), :strong:`update-alternatives`\ (8) AUTHORS ------- Nico Schottelius 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.