update-alternatives

update-alternatives - Verwaltung symbolischer Links zur Bestimmung von Standardwerten für Befehle

Aufruf

update-alternatives [Option …] Befehl

Optionen

Unix	GNU	Parameter	Beschreibung

Exit-Status

Wert	Beschreibung
0	Erfolg
>0	Fehler

Anwendung

Einstellungen anzeigen

get-selections

sudo update-alternatives --get-selections

 animate                        auto     /usr/bin/animate-im6.q16
 animate-im6                    auto     /usr/bin/animate-im6.q16
 aptitude                       auto     /usr/bin/aptitude-curses
 arptables                      auto     /usr/sbin/arptables-nft
 automake                       auto     /usr/bin/automake-1.16
 awk                            auto     /usr/bin/gawk
 builtins.7.gz                  auto     /usr/share/man/man7/bash-builtins.7.gz
 c++                            auto     /usr/bin/g++
 c89                            auto     /usr/bin/c89-gcc
 c99                            auto     /usr/bin/c99-gcc
 cc                             auto     /usr/bin/gcc
 [...]

Einstellungen setzen

config

sudo update-alternatives --config vi

 There are 2 choices for the alternative vi (providing /usr/bin/vi).
 
   Selection    Path                Priority   Status
 ------------------------------------------------------------
 * 0            /usr/bin/vim.basic   30        auto mode
   1            /usr/bin/vim.basic   30        manual mode
   2            /usr/bin/vim.tiny    15        manual mode
 
 Press <enter> to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:

 sudo update-alternatives --config editor

 [sudo] password for dirkwagner:
 There are 3 choices for the alternative editor (providing /usr/bin/editor).
 
 Selection    Path                Priority   Status
 ------------------------------------------------------------
   0            /bin/nano            40        auto mode
   1            /bin/nano            40        manual mode
 * 2            /usr/bin/vim.basic   30        manual mode
   3            /usr/bin/vim.tiny    15        manual mode
 
 Press <enter> to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:

Konfiguration

Dateien

Datei	Beschreibung

Anhang

Siehe auch

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• Update-alternatives/Manpage

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1. update-alternatives(1)
2. dpkg suite
3. update-alternatives(1) 1.21.9 2022-10-15
4. ln(1)
5. FHS (der Dateisystem-Hierarchie-Standard, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard)