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!!!DPKG-DEB |
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NAME |
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SYNOPSIS |
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DESCRIPTION |
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ACTION OPTIONS |
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OTHER OPTIONS |
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!!NAME |
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dpkg-deb - Debian package archive (.deb) manipulation tool |
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!!SYNOPSIS |
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__dpkg-deb -b__|__--build__ ''directory'' |
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[[''archive''|''directory'']__ |
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dpkg-deb -I__|__--info__ ''archive'' |
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[[''control-file-name'' ..]__ |
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dpkg-deb -f__|__--field__ ''archive'' |
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[[''control-field-name'' ...]__ |
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dpkg-deb -c__|__--contents__ ''archive''__ |
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dpkg-deb -x__|__--extract__|__-X__|__--vextract__ |
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''archive directory''__ |
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dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile__ ''archive''__ |
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dpkg-deb --control__ ''archive directory'' |
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!!DESCRIPTION |
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__dpkg-deb__ packs, unpacks and provides information |
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about Debian archives. |
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Use __dpkg__ to install and remove packages from your |
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system. |
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You can also invoke __dpkg-deb__ by calling __dpkg__ |
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with whatever options you want to pass to __dpkg-deb__. |
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__dpkg__ will spot that you wanted __dpkg-deb__ and |
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run it for you. |
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!!ACTION OPTIONS |
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__--build__, __-b__ |
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Creates a debian archive from the filesystem tree stored in |
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''directory''. ''directory'' must have a __DEBIAN__ |
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subdirectory, which contains the control information files |
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such as the control file itself. This directory will |
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''not'' appear in the binary package's filesystem |
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archive, but instead the files in it will be put in the |
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binary package's control information area. |
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You can specify the compressionlevel used by adding a |
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__-z#__ option. __dpkg-deb__ will pass that option on |
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to gzip. |
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Unless you specify __--nocheck__, __dpkg-deb__ will |
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read __DEBIAN/control__ and parse it. It will check it |
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for syntax errors and other problems, and display the name |
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of the binary package being built. __dpkg-deb__ will also |
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check the permissions of the maintainer scripts and other |
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files found in the __DEBIAN__ control information |
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directory. |
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If no ''archive'' is specified then __dpkg-deb__ will |
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write the package into the file |
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''directory''__.deb__. |
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If the archive to be created already exists it will be |
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overwritten. |
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If the second argument is a directory then __dpkg-deb__ |
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will write to the file |
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''package''_____''version''_____''arch''__.deb__, |
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or ''package''_____''version''__.deb__ if no |
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__Architecture__ field is present in the package control |
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file. When a target directory is specified, rather than a |
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file, the __--nocheck__ option may not be used (since |
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__dpkg-deb__ needs to read and parse the package control |
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file to determine which filename to use). |
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__--info__, __-I__ |
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Provides information about a binary package |
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archive. |
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If no ''control-file-name''s are specified then it will |
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print a summary of the contents of the package as well as |
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its control file. |
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If any ''control-file-name''s are specified then |
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__dpkg-deb__ will print them in the order they were |
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specified; if any of the components weren't present it will |
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print an error message to stderr about each one and exit |
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with status 2. |
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__--field__, __-f__ |
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Extracts control file information from a binary package |
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archive. |
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If no __control-file-field__s are specified then it will |
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print the whole control file. |
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If any are specified then __dpkg-deb__ will print their |
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contents, in the order in which they appear in the control |
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file. If more than one __control-file-field__ is |
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specified then __dpkg-deb__ will precede each with its |
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field name (and a colon and space). |
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No errors are reported for fields requested but not |
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found. |
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__--contents__, __-c__ |
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Lists the contents of the filesystem tree archive portion of |
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the package archive. It is currently produced in the format |
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generated by __tar__'s verbose listing. |
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__--extract__, __-x__, __--vextract__, |
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Extracts the filesystem tree from a package archive into the |
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specified directory. |
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__--vextract__ (__-X__) prints a listing of the files |
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extracted as it goes, while __--extract__ (__-x__) is |
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silent unless an error occurs. |
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Note that extracting a package to the root directory will |
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''not'' result in a correct installation ! Use |
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__dpkg__ to install packages. |
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''directory'' (but not its parents) will be created if |
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necessary. |
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__--fsys-tarfile__ |
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Extracts the filesystem tree data from a binary package and |
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sends it to standard output in __tar__ format. Together |
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with __tar__ this can be used to extract a particular |
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file from a package archive. |
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__--control__, __-e__ |
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Extracs the control information files from a package archive |
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into the specified directory. |
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If no directory is specified then a subdirectory |
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__DEBIAN__ in the current directory is used. |
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The target directory (but not its parents) will be created |
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if necessary. |
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__--help__, __-h__ |
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Prints __dpkg-deb__'s usage message, giving a summary of |
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its options and their uses. |
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__--version__ |
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Prints __dpkg-deb__'s version number. |
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__--licence__ |
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Prints information about __dpkg-deb__'s copyright |
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licensing and lack of warranty. (The American spelling |
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__--license__ is also supported.) |
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!!OTHER OPTIONS |
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__--new__ |
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Ensures that __dpkg-deb__ builds a `new' format archive. |
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This is the default. |
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__--old__ |
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Forces __dpkg-deb__ to build an `old' format archive. |
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This old archive format is less easily parsed by non-Debian |
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tools and is now obsolete; its only use is when building |
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packages to be parsed by versions of dpkg older than 0.93.76 |
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(September 1995), which was released as i386 a.out |
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only. |
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__--nocheck__ |
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Inhibits __dpkg-deb --build__'s usual checks on the |
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proposed contents of an archive. You can build any archive |
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you want, no matter how broken, this way. |
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__--debug__, __-D__ |
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Enables debugging output. This is not very |
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interesting. |
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!!BUGS |
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__dpkg-deb -I__ ''package1''__.deb__ |
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''package2''__.deb__ does the wrong |
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thing. |
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There is no authentication on __.deb__ files; in fact, |
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there isn't even a straightforward checksum. |
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Do not attempt to use just __dpkg-deb__ to install |
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software ! You must use __dpkg__ proper to ensure that |
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all the files are correctly placed and the package's scripts |
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run and its status and contents recorded. |
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!!SEE ALSO |
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dselect(8). |
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!!AUTHOR |
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__dpkg-deb__ and this manpage were written by Ian |
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Jackson. They are Copyright (C)1995-1996 by him and released |
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under the GNU General Public Licence; there is NO WARRANTY. |
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See __/usr/share/doc/dpkg/copyright__ and |
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details. |
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