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| ALTS(1) | libalternatives | ALTS(1) |
NAME¶
alts - manages preferred default commands
SYNOPSIS¶
alts [options]
DESCRIPTION¶
alts is a default program manager and its aim is to provide an alternative to the update-alternatives system without relying on symlinks. Instead of symlinks, it relies on configuration files. This allows for a simple per-system or per-user override of the default configuration.
OPTIONS¶
alts -h --- this help screen
alts -l[name] --- list programs or just one with given name
alts [-u] [-s] -n <program> [-p <alt_priority>]
sets an override with a given priority as default
if priority is not set, then resets to default by removing override
-u -- user override, default for non-root users
-s -- system override, default for root users
-n -- program to override with a given priority alternative
SEE ALSO¶
| 2021-07-07 | 1.0.0 |