dpkg.cfg(5) dpkg suite dpkg.cfg(5)

# [NAME](#NAME)

dpkg.cfg - dpkg configuration file

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This file contains default options for dpkg. Each line contains a single option which is exactly the same as a normal command line option for dpkg except for the leading hyphens which are not used here. Quotes surrounding option values are stripped. Comments are allowed by starting a line with a hash sign (‘**#**’).

# [FILES](#FILES)

*/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/\[0-9a-zA-Z\_-]\**

*/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg*

*~/.dpkg.cfg*

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**dpkg**(1)](/man/os/dpkg/dpkg.1).

2026-09-09 1.23.11-dirty

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Document: dpkg.cfg(5) from dpkg 1.23.11-r3 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://git.dpkg.org/git/dpkg/dpkg.git