CDIST-TYPE__DEB..._SET_SELECTIONS(7)

💅 cdist-type__debconf_set_selections(7) — the debconf selections one

okay bestie, welcome to section 7 of the cdist manual, this is cdist-type__debconf_set_selections, and yes the name is a whole mouthful, we're not gonna talk about it 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

cdist-type__debconf_set_selections — setup debconf selections, no cap, that's literally the whole job 💖

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so on Debian and systems that are alike (you know the vibe), debconf-set-selections(1) exists and you can use it to setup configuration parameters. that's it. that's the tea ☕ the type just wraps that up all nicely for you so you don't have to hand-hold debconf yourself.

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👑 REQUIRED PARAMETERS 👑

• cf. --line. (yes queen, go look at --line below, it's the actual requirement, we'll get there 💅)

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🎀 OPTIONAL PARAMETERS 🎀

• file — use the given filename as input for debconf-set-selections(1). if the filename is -, read from stdin.

⚠️ bestie, this parameter is deprecated, because it doesn't work with state detection. like, it just does not. we're keeping it around but it's giving legacy energy 😭

• line — a line in debconf-set-selections(1) compatible format. you can use this parameter multiple times to set multiple options.

🙈 okay so plot twist: this parameter is actually required, but it's marked optional because the deprecated --file is still accepted. so like, technically-optional, spiritually-mandatory, iykyk.

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💀 BOOLEAN PARAMETERS 💀

None. absolutely zero. nothing here. moving on ✨

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🔥 EXAMPLES 🔥

the part you actually came for, let's go:

# Setup gitolite's gituser
__debconf_set_selections nslcd --line 'gitolite gitolite/gituser string git'

# Setup configuration for nslcd from a file.
# NB: Multiple lines can be passed to --line, although this can be considered a hack.
__debconf_set_selections nslcd --line "$(cat "${__files:?}/preseed/nslcd.debconf")"

not the $(cat ...) hack being called out in the actual source comments 😭 iconic honestly, we love a self-aware manpage.

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• cdist-type__update_alternatives(7)
• debconf-set-selections(1)

go read those too, they're also slay 💜

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🌈 AUTHORS 🌈

• Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>
• Dennis Camera <dennis.camera--@--ssrq-sds-fds.ch>

thank you for your service kings 👑

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💖 COPYING 💖

Copyright (C) 2011-2014 Nico Schottelius, 2021 Dennis Camera. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. 📜

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⭐ COPYRIGHT ⭐

ungleich GmbH 2021 🏢✨

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and that's the whole page bestie!! this was cdist manpage version 7.0.0, dated Jul 31, 2021 — stay hydrated, read your manpages, and remember: state detection is the main character here, not --file 💅🫶🎀