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.TH deb\-extra\-override 5 "2009-08-16" "Debian Project" "dpkg utilities"
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deb\-extra\-override \- Debian archive extra override file
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While most information about a binary/source package can be found in the
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control/.dsc file, all of it can be overriden when it's exported to
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Packages/Sources files. The extra override file contains those overrides.
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The extra override file has a simple whitespace-delimited format. Comments are
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allowed (denoted with a
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is the name of the binary/source package.
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is the name of the field that is overriden.
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is the value to put in the field. It can contain spaces as the line is split
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in no more than 3 columns when it's parsed.
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The extra override files used to make the official Packages lists may be found
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directory on any Debian mirror.
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.BR dpkg\-scanpackages (1),
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.BR dpkg\-scansources (1),
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.BR apt\-ftparchive (1).