package-manager.eselect(5)

NAME
package-manager.eselect - The PACKAGE_MANAGER management module for Gentoo's eselect

SYNOPSIS
eselect package-manager [help|usage|version]
eselect package-manager list
eselect package-manager set target
eselect package-manager show
eselect package-manager update

DESCRIPTION
eselect is Gentoo's configuration and management tool. It features modules that care for the individual administrative tasks.

ACTION: LIST
eselect package-manager list
List available targets for the PACKAGE_MANAGER variable. # eselect package-manager list
Available targets for the PACKAGE_MANAGER variable:
  [1] portage
  [2] pkgcore

ACTION: SET
eselect package-manager set target
Set the PACKAGE-MANAGER variable in the system profile. target can be either an identification number given by eselect package-manager list or the corresponding package manager's name. # eselect package-manager set pkgcore
Setting PACKAGE_MANAGER to pkgcore ...
Run "source /etc/profile" to update the variable in your shell.

ACTION: SHOW
eselect package-manager show
Show the value of the PACKAGE_MANAGER variable in the system profile. # eselect package-manager show
PACKAGE_MANAGER variable in profile:
  pkgcore

ACTION: UPDATE
eselect package-manager update
Update the PACKAGE_MANAGER variable if it is unset or invalid.

FILES

/etc/env.d/50package-manager
    Configuration file where the variable is stored.

AUTHOR
Ulrich Mueller <ulm@gentoo.org>

SEE ALSO
eselect(1), environ(7)

REVISION
$Id: package-manager.eselect.5 794 2011-01-08 14:58:58Z ulm $