dpkg/man/dpkg.cfg.man

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.TH dpkg.cfg 5 "%RELEASE_DATE%" "%VERSION%" "dpkg suite"
.nh
.SH NAME
dpkg.cfg \- dpkg configuration file
.
.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 hyphens which are not used
here. Quotes surrounding option values are stripped. Comments are
allowed by starting a line with a hash sign (‘\fB#\fR’).
.
.SH FILES
.I %PKGCONFDIR%/dpkg.cfg.d/[0-9a-zA-Z_-]*
.br
.I %PKGCONFDIR%/dpkg.cfg
.br
.I ~/.dpkg.cfg
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.SH SEE ALSO
.BR dpkg (1).