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diff --git a/man/os-release.xml b/man/os-release.xml
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@@ -144,6 +144,42 @@
ID=debian.
+
+ ID_LIKE=
+
+ A space-separated list
+ of operating system identifiers in the
+ same syntax as the
+ ID= setting. Should
+ list identifiers of operating systems
+ that are closely related to the local
+ operating system in regards to
+ packaging and programming interfaces,
+ for example listing one or more
+ distribution identifiers the local
+ distribution is a derivative
+ from. Build scripts and similar should
+ check this variable if they need to
+ identify the local operating system
+ and the value of
+ ID= is not
+ recognized. Operating systems should
+ be listed in order of how closely the
+ local operating system relates to the
+ listed ones, starting with the
+ closest. This field is
+ optional. Example: for an operating
+ system with
+ ID=centos an
+ assignment of ID_LIKE="rhel
+ fedora" would be
+ appropriate. For an operating systemd
+ with ID=ubuntu an
+ assignment of
+ ID_LIKE=debian is
+ appropriate.
+
+
VERSION_ID=