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.TH debianize "1" "February 2026" "debianize" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
debianize \- generate a Debian directory for a package
.SH SYNOPSIS
debianize [\fIOPTIONS\fR] [\fIUPSTREAM\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
This experimental command gathers information about a package and generates
skeleton Debian control files for it. It will fill in the fields for which it
can find a reasonable value, and leave the other fields unset.
.PP
\fBWarning:\fR debianize is experimental and often generates packaging that is
incomplete or does not build as-is.
.SS "positional arguments:"
.TP
\fIUPSTREAM\fR
URL of the upstream repository or source to package.
.SS "optional arguments:"
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Show this help message and exit.
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
Show program's version number and exit.
.TP
\fB\-\-directory\fR \fIDIR\fR
Directory to run in. Defaults to the current directory.
.TP
\fB\-\-verbose\fR
Be more verbose.
.TP
\fB\-\-debug\fR
Enable debug output.
.TP
\fB\-\-disable\-net\-access\fR
Do not probe external services.
.TP
\fB\-\-trust\fR
Whether to allow running code from the package.
.TP
\fB\-\-consult\-external\-directory\fR
Pull in external (not maintained by upstream) directory data.
.TP
\fB\-\-check\fR
Check guessed metadata against external sources.
.TP
\fB\-\-force\-new\-directory\fR
Create a new debian/ directory even if one already exists.
.TP
\fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-iterate\-fix\fR
Invoke deb-fix-build afterwards to build package and add missing dependencies.
.TP
\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-install\fR
Install package after building (implies \fB\-\-iterate\-fix\fR).
.TP
\fB\-\-session\fR \fITYPE\fR
Session type for isolation: plain, schroot[:name], or unshare[:tarball].
Defaults to "unshare".
.TP
\fB\-\-build\-command\fR \fICOMMAND\fR
Build command to use when \fB\-\-iterate\-fix\fR is active.
.TP
\fB\-\-max\-build\-iterations\fR \fIN\fR
Maximum number of build iterations when using \fB\-\-iterate\-fix\fR. Defaults to 50.
.TP
\fB\-\-dist\-command\fR \fICOMMAND\fR
Command to create a source tarball. Also read from the \fBDIST\fR environment variable.
.TP
\fB\-\-debian\-revision\fR \fIREVISION\fR
Debian revision for the new release. Defaults to "1".
.TP
\fB\-\-upstream\-version\fR \fIVERSION\fR
Upstream version to package.
.TP
\fB\-\-dep\-server\-url\fR \fIURL\fR
ognibuild dep server to use. Also read from the \fBOGNIBUILD_DEPS\fR environment variable.
.TP
\fB\-\-team\fR \fINAME\fR
Maintainer team ("$NAME <$EMAIL>").
.TP
\fB\-\-discard\-output\fR
Store output in a temporary directory (just for testing).
.TP
\fB\-\-output\-directory\fR \fIDIR\fR
Directory to store build output in.
.TP
\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-recursive\fR
Attempt to package dependencies if they are not yet packaged.
.TP
\fB\-\-debian\-branch\fR \fIBRANCH\fR
Name of Debian branch to create. Defaults to "%(vendor)s/main".
Use an empty string to stay at the current branch.
.TP
\fB\-\-debian\-binary\fR \fIBINARY\fR
Package whatever source will create the named Debian binary package.
.TP
\fB\-\-upstream\-version\-kind\fR \fIKIND\fR
What kind of release to package (e.g. "auto", "release", "snapshot").
Defaults to "auto". Conflicts with \fB\-\-release\fR.
.TP
\fB\-\-release\fR
Package latest upstream release rather than a snapshot.
.TP
\fB\-\-requirement\fR \fISPEC\fR
Package requirement specification (e.g., ">=1.0.0").
.TP
\fB\-\-buildsystem\fR \fISYSTEM\fR
Force specific build system (override detection).
.SH "SEE ALSO"
\&\fIlintian-brush\fR\|(1)
.SH AUTHORS
Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer@debian.org>
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