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

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

SEE ALSO

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

AUTHORS

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

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.