{
    "mode": "info",
    "parameter": "DEP3CHANGELOG",
    "section": "",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/info/DEP3CHANGELOG/json",
    "generated": "2026-08-05T00:36:41Z",
    "synopsis": "dep3changelog patch [patch ...] [options] [-- [dchoptions]]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "dep3changelog  -  generate  a  changelog  entry from a DEP3-style patch\nheader\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "dep3changelog patch [patch ...] [options] [-- [dchoptions]]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "dep3changelog extracts the DEP3 patch  headers  from  the  given  patch\nfiles and builds a changelog entry for each patch.  If the patch author\ndiffers from the one detected from the  DEBEMAIL,  NAME,  DEBEMAIL,  or\nEMAIL environment variables, \"Thanks to author <email>\" is added to the\nchangelog entry for that patch.  Any bug-debian  or  bug-ubuntu  fields\nare  added as \"Closes\" to the changelog entry.  The generated changelog\nentries are passed to debchange as an argument  along  with  the  given\ndchoptions.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "--help, -h",
                    "content": "Display a help message and exit successfully.\n",
                    "flag": "-h",
                    "long": "--help"
                },
                {
                    "name": "--version",
                    "content": "Display version and copyright information and exit successfully.\n",
                    "long": "--version"
                }
            ]
        },
        "ENVIRONMENT": {
            "content": "DEBEMAIL, EMAIL, DEBFULLNAME, NAME\nSee  the above description of the use of these environment vari-\nables.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "debchange(1)\n\nDEBIAN                         Debian Utilities               DEP3CHANGELOG(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "dep3changelog  -  generate  a  changelog  entry from a DEP3-style patch header",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-h",
            "long": "--help",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Display a help message and exit successfully."
        },
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": "--version",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Display version and copyright information and exit successfully."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "debchange",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/debchange/1/json"
        }
    ]
}