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