Re: column - how to get it updated?

From	Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: column - how to get it updated?
Date	2019-07-26 07:30 +0200
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David Wright [2019-07-25T23:21:06-05] wrote:

> I was under the impression that /etc/alternatives is the mechanism by
> which "rename" can be used for two different commands, prename and
> file-rename, which would otherwise collide with the name
> /usr/bin/rename.

If several packages provide different version of the same basic program
or other file then alternatives system can be used.

https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ap-pkg-alternatives.html

I think bsdmainutils and util-linux packages could both rename the
conflicting files and use alternatives system to provide option for
common file /usr/bin/column (and man pages).

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column - how to get it updated? Andrew Punnett <andrew.punnett@gmail.com> - 2019-07-25 05:50 +0200
  Re: column - how to get it updated? Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com> - 2019-07-25 06:10 +0200
    Re: column - how to get it updated? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2019-07-25 14:30 +0200
  Re: column - how to get it updated? Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2019-07-25 06:50 +0200
    Re: column - how to get it updated? davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2019-07-26 05:00 +0200
      Re: column - how to get it updated? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-07-26 06:30 +0200
        Re: column - how to get it updated? Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> - 2019-07-26 07:30 +0200
        Re: column - how to get it updated? davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2019-07-26 14:30 +0200
          Re: column - how to get it updated? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-07-26 18:40 +0200
      Re: column - how to get it updated? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-07-26 10:00 +0200
        Re: column - how to get it updated? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2019-07-26 14:40 +0200
          Re: column - how to get it updated? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-07-26 15:00 +0200

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