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+.\" Copyright (c) 2010, Benjamin Drung <bdrung@debian.org>
+.\"
+.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+.\"
+.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+.\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+.\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+.\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+.\"
+.TH SUSPICIOUS\-SOURCE 1 "Debian Utilities" "DEBIAN"
+
+.SH NAME
+suspicious\-source \- search for files that do not meet the GPL's
+definition of "source" for a work
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+\fBsuspicious\-source\fP [\fIoptions\fR]
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+\fBsuspicious\-source\fP outputs a list of files which are probably not
+the source form of a work.
+This should be run in the root of a source tree to find files which
+might not be, in the definition from the GNU GPL, the "preferred form
+of the work for making modifications to it".
+.PP
+The files inside version control system directories (like
+\fI.bzr/\fR or \fICVS/\fR) are not considered.
+
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
+Show this help message and exit.
+.TP
+\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
+Print more information.
+.TP
+\fB\-d \fIdirectory\fR, \fB\-\-directory=\fIdirectory\fR
+Check the files in the specified \fIdirectory\fR instead of the current directory.
+.TP
+\fB\-m \fImimetype\fR, \fB\-\-mimetype=\fImimetype\fR
+Add \fImimetype\fR to list of white-listed MIME types.
+.TP
+\fB\-e \fIextension\fR, \fB\-\-extension=\fIextension\fR
+Add \fIextension\fR to list of white-listed extensions.
+
+.SH AUTHORS
+\fBsuspicious\-source\fP and this manpage have been written by
+Benjamin Drung <bdrung@debian.org>.
+.PP
+Both are released under the ISC license.