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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-27 09:36:25 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-27 09:36:25 +0000 |
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Adding upstream version 2.21.3+deb11u1.upstream/2.21.3+deb11u1upstream
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diff --git a/doc/what-patch.1 b/doc/what-patch.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4e127d0 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/what-patch.1 @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +.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) |