---
name: "dselect.cfg"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "dpkg"
version: "1.23.11-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dselect.cfg"
---

# dselect.cfg(5)

dselect configuration file

## NAME

dselect.cfg - dselect configuration file

## DESCRIPTION

This file contains default options for dselect. Each line contains a single option which is exactly the same as a normal command line option for dselect 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

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

*/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg*

*~/.dselect.cfg*

## SEE ALSO

[**dselect**(1)](/dselect/1.md).