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Dpkg::Control::Info(3perl) libdpkg-perl Dpkg::Control::Info(3perl)

📋 NAME

Dpkg::Control::Info - parse files like debian/control

🚀 Quick Reference

Use Case	Command	Description
📂 Create and load default control file	$c = Dpkg::Control::Info->new()	Loads debian/control by default, or from a filename or STDIN.
🔍 Access source package info	$c->get_source()	Returns a Dpkg::Control object with source fields.
📦 Access binary package by index	$c->get_pkg_by_idx($idx)	Returns binary package info at position $idx (1‑based).
🏷️ Access binary package by name	$c->get_pkg_by_name($name)	Returns binary package info for the named package.
📜 Output control information	$c->output([$fh])	Return content as string; optionally print to filehandle.

📝 DESCRIPTION

It provides a class to access data of files that follow the same syntax as debian/control.

🔧 METHODS

• $c = Dpkg::Control::Info->new(%opts) — Create a new Dpkg::Control::Info object. Loads the file from the filename option; if no option is specified, filename defaults to debian/control. If a scalar is passed instead, it will be used as the filename. If filename is "-", it parses the standard input. If filename is undef, no loading will be performed.
• $c->reset() — Resets what got read.
• $c->parse($fh, $description) — Parse a control file from the given filehandle. Exits in case of errors. $description is used to describe the filehandle (ideally a filename or description) and is used in error messages. The data in the object is reset before parsing new control files.
• $c->load($file) — Load the content of $file. Exits in case of errors. If $file is "-", it loads from the standard input.
• $c->[0] / $c->get_source() — Returns a Dpkg::Control object containing the fields concerning the source package.
• $c->get_pkg_by_idx($idx) — Returns a Dpkg::Control object containing the fields concerning the binary package numbered $idx (starting at 1).
• $c->get_pkg_by_name($name) — Returns a Dpkg::Control object containing the fields concerning the binary package named $name.
• $c->get_packages() — Returns a list containing the Dpkg::Control objects for all binary packages.
• $str = $c->output([$fh]) — Return the content info into a string. If $fh is specified, print it into the filehandle.
• "$c" — Return a string representation of the content.
• @{$c} — Return a list of Dpkg::Control objects; the first one corresponds to source information and the following ones are the binary packages information.

📜 CHANGES

🔖 Version 1.01 (dpkg 1.18.0)

New argument: The $c->new() constructor accepts an %opts argument.

🔖 Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)

Mark the module as public.

📋 NAME 🚀 Quick Reference 📝 DESCRIPTION 🔧 METHODS 📜 CHANGES