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.