Public library
These are public interfaces and can be used by package scripts. In general, if it's not documented assume it's not public.Subcategories
- User interaction - Reporting information to the user and handling of interaction during install.
- Replacements for standard commands - Functions that should be used instead of standard Unix commands.
- Miscellaneous functions
- Text file and manipulation - Easy-to-use functions to get info about or to manipulate text files.
- System checking and dependency handling - Functions for probing the system, useful in skeleton scripts and making sure the system is OK for the installation to proceed.
- Global variables - Useful pieces of information available to your scripts
- Filesystem - Miscellaneous filesystem-related functions.
- String utility functions - String manipulation, version matching, etc.
- Installation - Install/uninstall script functions.
- Build system integration - Support for Autoconf and other build systems.
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