{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "DEP3CHANGELOG",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/DEP3CHANGELOG/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-10-21T15:18:46Z",
    "synopsis": "dep3changelog patch [patch ...] [options] [-- [dchoptions]]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "dep3changelog - generate a changelog entry from a DEP3-style patch header\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "dep3changelog patch [patch ...] [options] [-- [dchoptions]]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "dep3changelog  extracts  the  DEP3  patch  headers  from  the  given patch files and builds a\nchangelog entry for each patch.  If the patch author differs from the one detected  from  the\nDEBEMAIL, NAME, DEBEMAIL, or EMAIL environment variables, “Thanks to author <email>” is added\nto  the  changelog  entry  for  that patch.  Any bug-debian or bug-ubuntu fields are added as\n“Closes” to the changelog entry.  The generated changelog entries are passed to debchange  as\nan argument along with the given dchoptions.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "--help, -h\nDisplay a help message and exit successfully.\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "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 variables.\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": "",
            "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"
        }
    ]
}