DEB-WHY-REMOVED
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Updated: 2023-10-20
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NAME
deb-why-removed - shows the reason a package was removed from the archive
SYNOPSIS
deb-why-removed [option...] package...
DESCRIPTION
This program will download the removals metadata from the archive, search
and print the entries within for a source or binary package name match.
OPTIONS
- -u, --url URL
-
URL to the archive removals deb822-formatted file list.
This can be either an actual URL (https://, http://, file://), an pathname
or an origin name.
Currently the only origin name known is debian.
- --no-refresh
-
Do not refresh the cached removals file even if there is a newer version
in the archive.
- -h, -?, --help
-
Show a help message and exit.
- --version
-
Show the program version.
FILES
- cachedir/devscripts/deb-why-removed/
-
This directory contains the cached removal files downloaded from the archive.
cachedir will be either $XDG_CACHE_HOME or if that is not defined
$HOME/.cache/.
SEE ALSO
<https://ftp-master.debian.org/#removed>
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