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1 perry 1 dpkg-name
2 !!!dpkg-name
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 EXAMPLES
7 BUGS
8 SEE ALSO
9 COPYRIGHT
10 ----
11 !!NAME
12
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14 dpkg-name - rename Debian packages to full package names
15 !!SYNOPSIS
16
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18 __dpkg-name__ [[-a|--no-architecture] [[-o|--overwrite]
19 [[-s|--subdir [[dir]] [[-c|--create-dir] [[-h|--help]
20 [[-v|--version] [[-l|--license] [[-k|--symlink] [[-[[--]
21 [[files]
22 !!DESCRIPTION
23
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25 This manual page documents the __dpkg-name__ sh script
26 which provides an easy way to rename __Debian__ packages
27 into their full package names. A full package name consists
28 of
29 __
30 !!EXAMPLES
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33 __dpkg-name bar-foo.deb__
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36 The file `bar-foo.deb' will be renamed to
37 bar-foo_1.0-2_i386.deb or something similar (depending on
38 whatever information is in the control part of
39 `bar-foo.deb').
40
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42 __find /root/debian/ -name '*.deb' | xargs -n 1 dpkg-name
43 -a__
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46 All files with the extension `deb' in the directory
47 /root/debian and its subdirectory's will be renamed by
48 dpkg-name if required into names with no architecture
49 information.
50
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52 __find -name '*.deb' | xargs -n 1 dpkg-name -a -o -s
53 -c__
54
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56 __Don't do this.__ Your archive will be messed up
57 completely because a lot of packages don't come with section
58 information. __Don't do this.__
59
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61 __dpkg --build debian-tmp
62 __
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65 This can be used when building new packages.
66
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68 __OPTIONS__
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71 __-a, --no-architecture__
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74 The destination filename will not have the architecture
75 information.
76
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78 __-k, --symlink__
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81 Create a symlink, instead of moving.
82
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84 __-o, --overwrite__
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87 Existing files will be overwritten if they have the same
88 name as the destination filename.
89
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91 __-s, --subdir [[dir]__
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94 Files will be moved into subdir. If directory given as
95 argument exists the files will be moved into that direcotory
96 otherswise the name of the target directory is extracted
97 from the section field in the control part of the package.
98 The target directory will be
99 `unstable/binary-
100
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102 __-c, --create-dir__
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105 This option can used together with the -s option. If a
106 target directory isn't found it will be created
107 automatically. __Use this option with
108 care.__
109
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111 __-h, --help__
112
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114 Print a usage message and exit successfully.
115
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117 __-v, --version__
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120 Print version information and exit
121 successfully.
122
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124 __-l, --license__
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127 Print copyright information and (a reference to GNU) license
128 information and exit successfully.
129 !!BUGS
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132 Some packages don't follow the name structure
133 !!SEE ALSO
134
135
4 perry 136 deb(5), deb-control(5), dpkg(5),
137 dpkg(8), dpkg-deb(1), find(1),
1 perry 138 xargs(1).
139 !!COPYRIGHT
140
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142 Copyright 1995,1996 Erick Branderhorst. __dpkg-name__ is
143 free software; see the GNU General Public Licence version 2
144 or later for copying conditions. There is __no__
145 warranty.
146 ----
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