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diff --git a/man/os-release.xml b/man/os-release.xml index 4f57323d4..4ca2e5970 100644 --- a/man/os-release.xml +++ b/man/os-release.xml @@ -273,6 +273,41 @@ </para></listitem> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><varname>VARIANT=</varname></term> + + <listitem><para> + A string identifying a specific variant or edition of the + operating system suitable for presentation to the user. This + field may be used to inform the user that the configuration of + this system is subject to a specific divergent set of rules or + default configuration settings. This field is optional and may + not be implemented on all systems. + Examples: + <literal>VARIANT="Server Edition"</literal>, + <literal>VARIANT="Smart Refrigerator Edition"</literal> + Note: this field is for display purposes only. The + <varname>VARIANT_ID</varname> field should be used for making + programmatic decisions. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><varname>VARIANT_ID=</varname></term> + + <listitem><para> + A lower-case string (no spaces or other characters outside of + 0-9, a-z, ".", "_" and "-"), identifying a specific variant or + edition of the operating system. This may be interpreted by + other packages in order to determine a divergent default + configuration. This field is optional and may not be + implemented on all systems. + Examples: + <literal>VARIANT_ID=server</literal>, + <literal>VARIANT_ID=embedded</literal> + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> <para>If you are reading this file from C code or a shell script |