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+.TH WHAT\-PATCH "1" "Debian Utilities" "DEBIAN"
+.SH NAME
+what\-patch \- detect which patch system a Debian package uses
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B what\-patch\fR [\fIoptions\fR]
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+\fBwhat\-patch\fR examines the \fIdebian/rules\fR file to determine which patch
+system the Debian package is using.
+.PP
+\fBwhat\-patch\fR should be run from the root directory of the Debian source
+package.
+
+.SH OPTIONS
+Listed below are the command line options for \fBwhat\-patch\fR:
+.TP
+.BR \-h ", " \-\-help
+Display a help message and exit.
+.TP
+.B \-v
+Enable verbose mode.
+This will include the listing of any files modified outside or the \fIdebian/\fR
+directory and report any additional details about the patch system if
+available.
+
+.SH AUTHORS
+\fBwhat\-patch\fR 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>.
+.PP
+Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or later.
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+The Ubuntu MOTU team has some documentation about patch systems at the Ubuntu
+wiki: \fIhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide/PatchSystems\fR
+
+.PP
+.BR cdbs\-edit\-patch (1),
+.BR dbs\-edit\-patch (1),
+.BR dpatch\-edit\-patch (1)