profile.eselect(5)

NAME
profile.eselect - The profile management module for Gentoo's eselect

SYNOPSIS
eselect profile [help|usage|version]
eselect profile list
eselect profile set [--force] profile
eselect profile show

DESCRIPTION
eselect is Gentoo's configuration and management tool. It features modules that care for the individual administrative tasks.

ACTION: LIST
eselect profile list
Display an ordered list of available and (for your architecture) valid profiles. # eselect profile list
Available profile symlink targets:
  [1] default/linux/amd64/17.0 (stable)
  [2] default/linux/amd64/17.0/hardened (stable)
  [3] default/linux/amd64/17.0/desktop (stable) *

ACTION: SET
eselect profile set [--force] profile
Select a valid profile for future use with portage. If the --force flag is specified, set the profile even if it doesn't appear to be a valid one (doesn't exist in ${PORTDIR}/profiles/profiles.desc).

ACTION: SHOW
eselect profile show
Show your system's currently active profile. # eselect profile show
Current /etc/portage/make.profile symlink:
  default/linux/amd64/17.0/desktop

AUTHORS
Danny van Dyk <kugelfang@gentoo.org>
Aaron Walker <ka0ttic@gentoo.org>

SEE ALSO
eselect(1)