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Dpkg(3perl)			 libdpkg-perl			   Dpkg(3perl)

NAME
       Dpkg - module with core variables

DESCRIPTION
       The Dpkg module provides a set of variables with information concerning
       this system installation.

VARIABLES
       $Dpkg::PROGNAME
	   Contains the name of the current program.

       $Dpkg::PROGVERSION
	   Contains the version of the dpkg suite.

       $Dpkg::PROGMAKE
	   Contains the name of the system GNU make program.

       $Dpkg::PROGTAR
	   Contains the name of the system GNU tar program.

       $Dpkg::PROGPATCH
	   Contains the name of the system GNU patch program (or another
	   implementation that is directory traversal resistant).

       $Dpkg::CONFDIR
	   Contains the path to the dpkg system configuration directory.

       $Dpkg::ADMINDIR
	   Contains the path to the dpkg database directory.

       $Dpkg::LIBDIR
	   Contains the path to the dpkg methods and plugins directory.

       $Dpkg::DATADIR
	   Contains the path to the dpkg architecture tables directory.

CHANGES
   Version 1.03 (dpkg 1.18.24)
       New variable: $PROGPATCH.

   Version 1.02 (dpkg 1.18.11)
       New variable: $PROGTAR, $PROGMAKE.

   Version 1.01 (dpkg 1.17.0)
       New variables: $PROGNAME, $PROGVERSION, $CONFDIR, $ADMINDIR, $LIBDIR
       and $DATADIR.

       Deprecated variables: $version, $admindir, $dpkglibdir and $pkgdatadir.

   Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)
       Mark the module as public.

1.19.0.4			  2017-11-02			   Dpkg(3perl)

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