Dpkg (3) - Linux Manuals

Dpkg: module with core variables

NAME

Dpkg - module with core variables

DESCRIPTION

The Dpkg module provides a set of variables with information concerning this system installation.

VARIABLES

$Dpkg::PROGNAME
Contains the name of the current program.
$Dpkg::PROGVERSION
Contains the version of the dpkg suite.
$Dpkg::CONFDIR
Contains the path to the dpkg system configuration directory.
$Dpkg::ADMINDIR
Contains the path to the dpkg database directory.
$Dpkg::LIBDIR
Contains the path to the dpkg methods and plugins directory.
$Dpkg::DATADIR
Contains the path to the dpkg architecture tables directory.

CHANGES

Version 1.01

New variables: $PROGNAME, $PROGVERSION, $CONFDIR, $ADMINDIR, $LIBDIR and $DATADIR.

Deprecated variables: $version, $admindir, $dpkglibdir and $pkgdatadir.

Version 1.00

Mark the module as public.