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dpkg-distaddfile(1) dpkg suite dpkg-distaddfile(1)

dpkg-distaddfile - add entries to debian/files

dpkg-distaddfile [option...] filename section priority

dpkg-distaddfile adds an entry for a named file to debian/files.

It takes three non-option arguments, the filename and the section and priority for the .changes file.

The filename should be specified relative to the directory where dpkg-genchanges will expect to find the files, usually .., rather than being a pathname relative to the current directory when dpkg-distaddfile is run.

Read or write the list of files to be uploaded here, rather than using debian/files.
-?, --help
Show the usage message and exit.
Show the version and exit.

Sets the color mode (since dpkg 1.18.5). The currently accepted values are: auto (default), always and never.
If set, it will be used to decide whether to activate Native Language Support, also known as internationalization (or i18n) support (since dpkg 1.19.0). The accepted values are: 0 and 1 (default).

The list of generated files which are part of the upload being prepared. dpkg-distaddfile can be used to add additional files.

deb-src-files(5).

2022-05-24 1.19.8