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+.TH DEVSCRIPTS 1 "Debian Utilities" "DEBIAN" \" -*- nroff -*-
+.SH NAME
+devscripts \- scripts to ease the lives of Debian developers
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+The \fBdevscripts\fR package provides a collection of scripts which
+may be of use to Debian developers and others wishing to build Debian
+packages. For a summary of the available scripts, please see the file
+\fI/usr/share/doc/devscripts/README.gz\fR, and for full details, please
+see the individual manpages. They are contributed by multiple
+developers; for details of the authors, please see the code or
+manpages.
+
+Also, the directory \fI/usr/share/doc/devscripts/examples\fR contains an
+example \fBexim\fR script for sorting mail arriving to Debian mailing
+lists.
+.SH ENVIRONMENT
+Several scripts of the devscripts suite use the following environment
+variables. Check the man pages of individual scripts for more details on how the
+variables are used.
+.IX Header "ENVIRONMENT"
+.IP "\s-1DEBEMAIL\s0" 4
+.IX Item "DEBEMAIL"
+Email of the person acting on a given Debian package via devscripts.
+.IP "\s-1DEBFULLNAME\s0" 4
+.IX Item "DEBFULLNAME"
+Full name (first + family) of the person acting on a given Debian package via
+devscripts.
+.SH SCRIPTS
+Here is the complete list of available devscripts. See their man pages
+for additional documentation.