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