dpkg-scansources(1) [xfree86 man page]

dpkg-scansources(1)						    dpkg suite						       dpkg-scansources(1)

NAME

       dpkg-scansources - create Sources index files

SYNOPSIS

       dpkg-scansources [option...] binary-dir [override-file [path-prefix]] > Sources

DESCRIPTION

       dpkg-scansources scans the given binary-dir for .dsc files.  These are used to create a Debian source index, which is output to stdout.

       The  override-file,  if	given,	is used to set priorities in the resulting index records and to override the maintainer field given in the
       .dsc files.  The file can be compressed (since dpkg 1.15.5).  See deb-override(5) for the format of this file.  Note:  Since  the  override
       file  is  indexed  by binary, not source packages, there's a bit of a problem here. The current implementation uses the highest priority of
       all the binary packages produced by a .dsc file for the priority of the source package, and the override entry for the first binary package
       listed in the .dsc file to modify maintainer information. This might change.

       The  path-prefix, if given, is prepended to the directory field in the generated source index. You generally use this to make the directory
       fields contain the path from the top of the Debian archive hierarchy.

       Note: If you want to access the generated Sources file with apt(8) you will probably need to compress the file with gzip(1)  (generating  a
       Sources.gz file). apt ignores uncompressed Sources files except on local access (i.e.  file:// sources).

OPTIONS

       -n, --no-sort
	   Don't sort the index records. Normally they are sorted by source package name.

       -e, --extra-override file
	   Scan file to find supplementary overrides (since dpkg 1.15.4; the file can be compressed since dpkg 1.15.5).  See deb-extra-override(5)
	   for more information on its format.

       -s, --source-override file
	   Use file as the source override file (the file can be compressed since dpkg 1.15.5).  The default is the name of the override file  you
	   specified with .src appended.

	   The	source override file is in a different format from the binary override file. It contains only two whitespace separated fields, the
	   first is the source package name and the second is the section. Blank lines and comment lines are ignored in the normal  manner.  If  a
	   package appears in both files the source override takes precedence for setting the section.

       --debug
	   Turn debugging on.

       --help
	   Show the usage message and exit.

       --version
	   Show the version and exit.

SEE ALSO

       deb-override(5), deb-extra-override(5), dpkg-scanpackages(1).

1.19.0.5							    2018-04-16						       dpkg-scansources(1)

dpkg-scanpackages(1)						    dpkg suite						      dpkg-scanpackages(1)

NAME

       dpkg-scanpackages - create Packages index files

SYNOPSIS

       dpkg-scanpackages [option...] binary-path [override-file [path-prefix]] > Packages

DESCRIPTION

       dpkg-scanpackages  sorts through a tree of Debian binary packages and creates a Packages file, used by apt(8), dselect(1), etc, to tell the
       user what packages are available for installation. These Packages files are the same as those found on Debian archive  sites  and  CD-ROMs.
       You might use dpkg-scanpackages yourself if making a directory of local packages to install on a cluster of machines.

       Note:  If  you  want  to  access  the generated Packages file with apt you will probably need to compress the file with xz(1) (generating a
       Packages.xz file), bzip2(1) (generating a Packages.bz2 file) or gzip(1) (generating a Packages.gz file). apt ignores uncompressed  Packages
       files except on local access (i.e.  file:// sources).

       binary-path is the name of the tree of the binary packages to process (for example, contrib/binary-i386).  It is best to make this relative
       to the root of the Debian archive, because every Filename field in the new Packages file will start with this string.

       override-file is the name of a file to read which contains information about how the package fits into the distribution (the  file  can	be
       compressed since dpkg 1.15.5); see deb-override(5).

       path-prefix is an optional string to be prepended to the Filename fields.

       If more than one version of a package is found only the newest one is included in the output. If they have the same version and only differ
       in architecture only the first one found is used.

OPTIONS

       -t, --type type
	      Scan for *.type packages, instead of *.deb.

       -e, --extra-override file
	      Scan file to find supplementary overrides (the file can be compressed  since  dpkg  1.15.5).   See  deb-extra-override(5)  for  more
	      information on its format.

       -a, --arch arch
	      Use a pattern consisting of *_all.deb and *_arch.deb instead of scanning for all debs.

       -h, --hash hash-list
	      Only  generate  file  hashes  for the comma-specified list specified (since dpkg 1.17.14).  The default is to generate all currently
	      supported hashes.  Supported values: md5, sha1, sha256.

       -m, --multiversion
	      Include all found packages in the output.

       -M, --medium id-string
	      Add an X-Medium field containing the value id-string (since  dpkg  1.15.5).   This  field  is  required  if  you	want  to  generate
	      Packages.cd files for use by the multicd access method of dselect.

       -?, --help
	      Show the usage message and exit.

       --version
	      Show the version and exit.

DIAGNOSTICS

       dpkg-scanpackages  outputs  the	usual  self-explanatory  errors.  It  also  warns  about  packages that are in the wrong subdirectory, are
       duplicated, have a Filename field in their control file, are missing from the override file, or have maintainer substitutions which do  not
       take effect.

SEE ALSO

       dpkg(1), dselect(1), deb-override(5), deb-extra-override(5), dpkg-scansources(1).

1.19.0.5							    2018-04-16						      dpkg-scanpackages(1)