Re: update-alternatives, list alternatives?

From	Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: update-alternatives, list alternatives?
Date	2016-09-16 16:20 +0200
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On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 10:10:44AM -0400, Tony Baldwin wrote:
> I can't seem to find or figure out how to list all the alternatives I 
> can manage with update-alternatives.
> I mean, I can get a list for a particular item, like x-www-browser or 
> editor, but I want a list of all those possible things to update 
> (x-www-browser, editor, etc.)
> Is there such a list somewhere?

ls /etc/alternatives

I don't know if even that is complete.  However, it should be a good
start.

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Re: update-alternatives, list alternatives? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-16 16:20 +0200

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