WHAT-PATCH
Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: Debian Utilities
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NAME
what-patch - detect which patch system a Debian package uses
SYNOPSIS
what-patch [options]
DESCRIPTION
what-patch examines the debian/rules file to determine which patch
system the Debian package is using.
what-patch should be run from the root directory of the Debian source
package.
OPTIONS
Listed below are the command line options for what-patch:
- -h, --help
-
Display a help message and exit.
- -v
-
Enable verbose mode.
This will include the listing of any files modified outside or the debian/
directory and report any additional details about the patch system if
available.
AUTHORS
what-patch was written by Kees Cook <kees@ubuntu.com>,
Siegfried-A. Gevatter <rainct@ubuntu.com>, and Daniel Hahler
<ubuntu@thequod.de>, among others.
This manual page was written by Jonathan Patrick Davies <jpds@ubuntu.com>.
Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or later.
SEE ALSO
The Ubuntu MOTU team has some documentation about patch systems at the Ubuntu
wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide/PatchSystems
cdbs-edit-patch(1),
dbs-edit-patch(1),
dpatch-edit-patch(1)
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