Package: dpkg
Version: 1.15.4
Severity: minor

$ update-alternatives --display editor

    editor - auto mode
     link currently points to /usr/bin/joe
    /bin/ed - priority -100
     slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/ed.1.gz
    /bin/nano - priority 40
     slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/nano.1.gz
    /usr/bin/emacs22 - priority 0
     slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/emacs.1emacs22.gz
    /usr/bin/emacs23 - priority 0
     slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/emacs.1emacs23.1.gz
    /usr/bin/jmacs - priority 50
     slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/jmacs.1.gz
    /usr/bin/joe - priority 70
     slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/joe.1.gz
    /usr/bin/jpico - priority 50
     slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/jpico.1.gz
    /usr/bin/jstar - priority 50
     slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/jstar.1.gz
    /usr/bin/mcedit-debian - priority 25
     slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/mcedit.1.gz
    /usr/bin/rjoe - priority 25
     slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/rjoe.1.gz
    /usr/bin/vim.basic - priority 30
     slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/vim.1.gz
     slave editor.fr.1.gz: /usr/share/man/fr/man1/vim.1.gz
     slave editor.it.1.gz: /usr/share/man/it/man1/vim.1.gz
     slave editor.pl.1.gz: /usr/share/man/pl/man1/vim.1.gz
     slave editor.ru.1.gz: /usr/share/man/ru/man1/vim.1.gz
    /usr/bin/vim.tiny - priority 10
     slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/vim.1.gz
     slave editor.fr.1.gz: /usr/share/man/fr/man1/vim.1.gz
     slave editor.it.1.gz: /usr/share/man/it/man1/vim.1.gz
     slave editor.pl.1.gz: /usr/share/man/pl/man1/vim.1.gz
     slave editor.ru.1.gz: /usr/share/man/ru/man1/vim.1.gz
    /usr/bin/xemacs21 - priority -100
    Current `best' version is /usr/bin/joe.

SUGGESTIONS

The listing is a bit hard to read and certain conventions are a little
problematic.

- There is a dot(.) at end of path name. This prevents copying
  the path "as is" with mouse.
- For international use, it is better to use plain quoting syntax
  (single, or double), than the odd looking backquote-singlequote
  notation (US-only format?)
- By indenting the layout, it is more easy to see the "sections".

An example: Indent by 4 (half tab), use of double quotes and no dot at
the end of path.

    editor - auto mode
        link currently points to /usr/bin/joe
    /bin/ed - priority -100
        slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/ed.1.gz
    /bin/nano - priority 40
        slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/nano.1.gz
    /usr/bin/emacs22 - priority 0
        slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/emacs.1emacs22.gz
    /usr/bin/emacs23 - priority 0
        slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/emacs.1emacs23.1.gz
    /usr/bin/jmacs - priority 50
        slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/jmacs.1.gz
    /usr/bin/joe - priority 70
        slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/joe.1.gz
    /usr/bin/jpico - priority 50
        slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/jpico.1.gz
    /usr/bin/jstar - priority 50
        slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/jstar.1.gz
    /usr/bin/mcedit-debian - priority 25
        slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/mcedit.1.gz
    /usr/bin/rjoe - priority 25
        slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/rjoe.1.gz
    /usr/bin/vim.basic - priority 30
        slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/vim.1.gz
        slave editor.fr.1.gz: /usr/share/man/fr/man1/vim.1.gz
        slave editor.it.1.gz: /usr/share/man/it/man1/vim.1.gz
        slave editor.pl.1.gz: /usr/share/man/pl/man1/vim.1.gz
        slave editor.ru.1.gz: /usr/share/man/ru/man1/vim.1.gz
    /usr/bin/vim.tiny - priority 10
        slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/vim.1.gz
        slave editor.fr.1.gz: /usr/share/man/fr/man1/vim.1.gz
        slave editor.it.1.gz: /usr/share/man/it/man1/vim.1.gz
        slave editor.pl.1.gz: /usr/share/man/pl/man1/vim.1.gz
        slave editor.ru.1.gz: /usr/share/man/ru/man1/vim.1.gz
    /usr/bin/xemacs21 - priority -100
    Current "best" version is /usr/bin/joe


-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_DK.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_DK.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages dpkg depends on:
ii  coreutils                     7.4-2      The GNU core utilities
ii  libc6                         2.9-25     GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  lzma                          4.43-14    Compression method of 7z format in

dpkg recommends no packages.

Versions of packages dpkg suggests:
ii  apt                           0.7.24     Advanced front-end for dpkg

-- no debconf information



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