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NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | SEE ALSO | COLOPHON |
dpkg-scansources(1) dpkg suite dpkg-scansources(1)
dpkg-scansources - create Sources index files
dpkg-scansources [option...] binary-dir [override-file [path-prefix]]
> Sources
dpkg-scansources scans the given binary-dir for .dsc files. These
are used to create a Debian source index, which is output to stdout.
The override-file, if given, is used to set priorities in the
resulting index records and to override the maintainer field given in
the .dsc files. The file can be compressed (since dpkg 1.15.5). See
deb-override(5) for the format of this file. Note: Since the override
file is indexed by binary, not source packages, there's a bit of a
problem here. The current implementation uses the highest priority of
all the binary packages produced by a .dsc file for the priority of
the source package, and the override entry for the first binary
package listed in the .dsc file to modify maintainer information.
This might change.
The path-prefix, if given, is prepended to the directory field in the
generated source index. You generally use this to make the directory
fields contain the path from the top of the Debian archive hierarchy.
Note: If you want to access the generated Sources file with apt(8)
you will probably need to compress the file with gzip(1) (generating
a Sources.gz file). apt ignores uncompressed Sources files except on
local access (i.e. file:// sources).
-n, --no-sort
Don't sort the index records. Normally they are sorted by source
package name.
-e, --extra-override file
Scan file to find supplementary overrides (since dpkg 1.15.4; the
file can be compressed since dpkg 1.15.5). See
deb-extra-override(5) for more information on its format.
-s, --source-override file
Use file as the source override file (the file can be compressed
since dpkg 1.15.5). The default is the name of the override file
you specified with .src appended.
The source override file is in a different format from the binary
override file. It contains only two whitespace separated fields,
the first is the source package name and the second is the
section. Blank lines and comment lines are ignored in the normal
manner. If a package appears in both files the source override
takes precedence for setting the section.
--debug
Turn debugging on.
--help
Show the usage message and exit.
--version
Show the version and exit.
deb-override(5), deb-extra-override(5), dpkg-scanpackages(1).
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Pages that refer to this page: dpkg-scanpackages(1), deb-extra-override(5), deb-override(5)