man: add URL field definitions to os-release(5)
As requested by Raphaël Hertzog from the Debian project, include information about the home page and support/bug report pages in /etc/os-release.
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operating system in regards to
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operating system in regards to
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packaging and programming interfaces,
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packaging and programming interfaces,
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for example listing one or more
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for example listing one or more
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distribution identifiers the local
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OS identifiers the local
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distribution is a derivative
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OS is a derivative from. An
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from. Build scripts and similar should
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OS should generally only list other OS
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check this variable if they need to
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identifiers it itself is a derivative
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identify the local operating system
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from, and not any OSes that
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and the value of
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are derived from it, but symmetric
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<varname>ID=</varname> is not
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relationships are possible. Build
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scripts and similar should check this
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variable if they need to identify the
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local operating system and the value
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of <varname>ID=</varname> is not
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recognized. Operating systems should
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recognized. Operating systems should
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be listed in order of how closely the
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be listed in order of how closely the
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local operating system relates to the
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local operating system relates to the
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<listitem><para>A suggested
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<listitem><para>A suggested
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presentation color when showing the
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presentation color when showing the
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distribution name on the console. This
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OS name on the console. This
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should be specified as string suitable
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should be specified as string suitable
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for inclusion in the ESC [ m
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for inclusion in the ESC [ m
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ANSI/ECMA-48 escape code for setting
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ANSI/ECMA-48 escape code for setting
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<literal>CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:17"</literal>
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<literal>CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:17"</literal>
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</para></listitem>
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><varname>HOME_URL=</varname></term>
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<term><varname>SUPPORT_URL=</varname></term>
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<term><varname>BUG_REPORT_URL=</varname></term>
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<listitem><para>Links to resources on
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the Internet related the operating
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system. <varname>HOME_URL=</varname>
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should refer to the homepage of the of
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operating system, or alternatively
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some homepage of the specific version
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of the operating
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system. <varname>SUPPORT_URL=</varname>
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should refer to the main support page
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for the operating system, if there is
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any. This is primarily intended for
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operating systems which vendors
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provide support
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for. <varname>BUG_REPORT_URL=</varname>
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should refer to the main bug reporting
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page for the operating system, if
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there is any. This is primarily
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intended for operating systems that
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rely on community QA. These settings
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are optional, and providing only some
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of these settings is common. These
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URLs are intended to be exposed in
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"About this system" UIs behind links
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with captions such as "About this
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Operating System", "Obtain Support"
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resp. "Report a Bug". The values should
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be in <ulink
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url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986">RFC3986
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format</ulink>, and should be
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<literal>http:</literal> or
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<literal>https:</literal> URLs, and
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possibly <literal>mailto:</literal> or
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<literal>tel:</literal>. Only one URL
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shall be listed in each setting. If
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multiple resources need to be
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referenced it is recommended to
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provide an online landing page linking
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all available resources. Examples:
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<literal>HOME_URL="https://fedoraproject.org/"</literal>
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and
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<literal>BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/"</literal></para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</variablelist>
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<para>If you are reading this file from C code or a
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<para>If you are reading this file from C code or a
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shell script to determine the OS or a specific version
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shell script to determine the OS or a specific version
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of it, use the ID and VERSION_ID fields. When looking
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of it, use the ID and VERSION_ID fields, possibly with
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for an OS identification string for presentation to
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ID_LIKE as fallback for ID. When looking for an OS
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the user use the PRETTY_NAME field.</para>
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identification string for presentation to the user use
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the PRETTY_NAME field.</para>
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<para>Note that operating system vendors may choose
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<para>Note that operating system vendors may choose
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not to provide version information, for example to
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not to provide version information, for example to
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VERSION_ID=17
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VERSION_ID=17
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PRETTY_NAME="Fedora 17 (Beefy Miracle)"
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PRETTY_NAME="Fedora 17 (Beefy Miracle)"
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ANSI_COLOR="0;34"
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ANSI_COLOR="0;34"
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CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:17"</programlisting>
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CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:17"
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HOME_URL="https://fedoraproject.org/"
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BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/"</programlisting>
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</refsect1>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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