Dpkg::Conf
Section: libdpkg-perl (3perl)
Updated: 2021-02-15
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NAME
Dpkg::Conf - parse dpkg configuration files
 
DESCRIPTION
The Dpkg::Conf object can be used to read options from a configuration
file. It can export an array that can then be parsed exactly like 
@ARGV.
 
METHODS
- $conf = Dpkg::Conf->new(%opts)
- 
Create a new Dpkg::Conf object. Some options can be set through %opts:
if allow_short evaluates to true (it defaults to false), then short
options are allowed in the configuration file, they should be prepended
with a single hyphen.
- @$conf
- 
- @options = $conf->get_options()
- 
Returns the list of options that can be parsed like @ARGV.
- $conf->load($file)
- 
Read options from a file. Return the number of options parsed.
- $conf->load_system_config($file)
- 
Read options from a system configuration file.
Return the number of options parsed.
 
- $conf->load_user_config($file)
- 
Read options from a user configuration file. It will try to use the XDG
directory, either $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dpkg/ or $HOME/.config/dpkg/.
Return the number of options parsed.
 
- $conf->load_config($file)
- 
Read options from system and user configuration files.
Return the number of options parsed.
 
- $conf->parse($fh)
- 
Parse options from a file handle. When called multiple times, the parsed
options are accumulated.
Return the number of options parsed.
 
- $conf->filter(%opts)
- 
Filter the list of options, either removing or keeping all those that
return true when $opts{remove}->($option) or $opts{keep}->($option) is called.
- $string = $conf->output([$fh])
- 
Write the options in the given filehandle (if defined) and return a string
representation of the content (that would be) written.
- "$conf"
- 
Return a string representation of the content.
- $conf->save($file)
- 
Save the options in a file.
CHANGES
 
Version 1.04 (dpkg 1.20.0)
Remove croak: For 'format_argv' in 
$conf->
filter().
Remove methods: $conf->get(), $conf->set().
 
Version 1.03 (dpkg 1.18.8)
Obsolete option: 'format_argv' in 
$conf->
filter().
Obsolete methods: $conf->get(), $conf->set().
New methods: $conf->load_system_config(), $conf->load_system_user(),
$conf->load_config().
 
Version 1.02 (dpkg 1.18.5)
New option: Accept new option 'format_argv' in 
$conf->
filter().
New methods: $conf->get(), $conf->set().
 
Version 1.01 (dpkg 1.15.8)
New method: 
$conf->
filter()
 
Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)
Mark the module as public.