deb-extra-override(5)

NAME

   deb-extra-override - Debian archive extra override file

SYNOPSIS

   override

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.

   The extra override  file  has  a  simple  whitespace-delimited  format.
   Comments are allowed (denoted with a #).

        package field-name value

   package is the name of the binary/source package.

   field-name  is  the name of the field that is overridden.  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.

   The  extra  override files used to make the official Packages lists may
   be found in the indices directory on any Debian mirror.

SEE ALSO

   dpkg-scanpackages(1), dpkg-scansources(1), apt-ftparchive(1).

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