NAME

       dpkg-vendor - queries information about distribution vendors

SYNOPSIS

       dpkg-vendor [option...] command

DESCRIPTION

       dpkg-vendor is a tool to query information about vendors listed in /etc/dpkg/origins.
       /etc/dpkg/origins/default contains information about the current vendor.

       This program was introduced in dpkg 1.15.1.

COMMANDS

       --is vendor
           Exits with 0 if the current vendor is vendor.  Otherwise exits with 1.

       --derives-from vendor
           Exits with 0 if the current vendor distribution is a derivative of vendor, otherwise
           exits with 1.  It uses the Parent field to browse all ancestors of the current vendor.

       --query field
           Print on standard output the value of the vendor-specific field for the current
           vendor.

       --help
           Show the usage message and exit.

       --version
           Show the version and exit.

OPTIONS

       --vendor vendor
           Assumes the current vendor is vendor instead of discovering it with the DEB_VENDOR
           environment variable or /etc/dpkg/origins/default.

ENVIRONMENT

       DEB_VENDOR
           This setting defines the current vendor.  If not set, it will discover the current
           vendor by reading /etc/dpkg/origins/default.

       DPKG_COLORS
           Sets the color mode (since dpkg 1.18.5).  The currently accepted values are: auto
           (default), always and never.

       DPKG_NLS
           If set, it will be used to decide whether to activate Native Language Support, also
           known as internationalization (or i18n) support (since dpkg 1.19.0).  The accepted
           values are: 0 and 1 (default).

SEE ALSO

       deb-origin(5).