dpkg/man/dpkg.cfg.5

.TH dpkg.cfg 5 "2009-09-05" "Debian Project" "dpkg suite"
.SH NAME
dpkg.cfg \- dpkg configuration file
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.SH DESCRIPTION
This file contains default options for dpkg. Each line contains a
single option which is exactly the same as a normal command line
option for dpkg except for the leading dashes which are not used
here. Quotes surrounding option values are stripped. Comments are
allowed by starting a line with a hash sign ("\fB#\fR").
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.SH FILES
.I /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/[0-9a-zA-Z_-]*
.br
.I /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg
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.I ~/.dpkg.cfg
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.SH AUTHOR
See \fI/usr/share/doc/dpkg/THANKS\fP for the list of people who have
contributed to \fBdpkg\fP.
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.SH SEE ALSO
.BR dpkg (1).