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## NAME
       dep3changelog - generate a changelog entry from a DEP3-style patch header

## SYNOPSIS
       **dep3changelog** _patch_ [_patch_ ...] [_options_] [-- [_dch_options_]]

## DESCRIPTION
       **dep3changelog**  extracts  the  DEP3  patch  headers  from  the  given _patch_ files and builds a
       changelog entry for each patch.  If the patch author differs from the one detected  from  the
       **DEBEMAIL**, **NAME**, **DEBEMAIL**, or **EMAIL** environment variables, “Thanks to _author_ <_email_>” is added
       to the changelog entry for that patch.  Any **bug-debian** or  **bug-ubuntu**  fields  are  added  as
       “Closes”  to the changelog entry.  The generated changelog entries are passed to **debchange** as
       an argument along with the given _dch_options_.

## OPTIONS
       **--help**, **-h**
              Display a help message and exit successfully.

### --version
              Display version and copyright information and exit successfully.

## ENVIRONMENT
       **DEBEMAIL**, **EMAIL**, **DEBFULLNAME**, **NAME**
              See the above description of the use of these environment variables.

## AUTHOR
       Steve Langasek <<vorlon@debian.org>>

## SEE ALSO
       [**debchange**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/debchange/1/markdown)



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