what-patch(1)

NAME

   what-patch - detect which patch system a Debian package uses

SYNOPSIS

   what-patch [options]

DESCRIPTION

   what-patch  examines  the  debian/rules  file  to determine which patch
   system the Debian package is using.

   what-patch should be run from the root directory of the  Debian  source
   package.

OPTIONS

   Listed below are the command line options for what-patch:

   -h, --help
          Display a help message and exit.

   -v     Enable verbose mode.  This will include the listing of any files
          modified  outside  or  the  debian/  directory  and  report  any
          additional details about the patch system if available.

AUTHORS

   what-patch  was  written  by  Kees Cook <kees@ubuntu.com>, Siegfried-A.
   Gevatter <rainct@ubuntu.com>, and  Daniel  Hahler  <ubuntu@thequod.de>,
   among  others.  This manual page was written by Jonathan Patrick Davies
   <jpds@ubuntu.com>.

   Both are released under the GNU General Public License,  version  3  or
   later.

SEE ALSO

   The  Ubuntu MOTU team has some documentation about patch systems at the
   Ubuntu wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide/PatchSystems

   cdbs-edit-patch(1), dbs-edit-patch(1), dpatch-edit-patch(1)

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