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.TH WHAT\-PATCH "1" "Debian Utilities" "DEBIAN"
.SH NAME
what\-patch \- detect which patch system a Debian package uses
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B what\-patch\fR [\fIoptions\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBwhat\-patch\fR examines the \fIdebian/rules\fR file to determine which patch
system the Debian package is using.
.PP
\fBwhat\-patch\fR should be run from the root directory of the Debian source
package.
.SH OPTIONS
Listed below are the command line options for \fBwhat\-patch\fR:
.TP
.BR \-h ", " \-\-help
Display a help message and exit.
.TP
.B \-v
Enable verbose mode.
This will include the listing of any files modified outside or the \fIdebian/\fR
directory and report any additional details about the patch system if
available.
.SH AUTHORS
\fBwhat\-patch\fR 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>.
.PP
Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or later.
.SH SEE ALSO
The Ubuntu MOTU team has some documentation about patch systems at the Ubuntu
wiki: \fIhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide/PatchSystems\fR
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