{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "WHO-UPLOADS",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/WHO-UPLOADS/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-08-29T13:03:56Z",
    "synopsis": "who-uploads [options] sourcepackage ...",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "who-uploads - identify the uploaders of Debian source packages\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "who-uploads [options] sourcepackage ...\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "who-uploads  uses  the  Package  Tracking System (PTS) to identify the uploaders of the three\nmost recent versions of the given source packages.  Note that the  uploaders  are  identified\nusing their gpg(1) or gpg2(1) keys; installing a recent version of the debian-keyring package\nshould provide most of the required keys.\n\nNote  that  because the PTS uses source packages, you must give the source package names, not\nthe binary package names.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-M --max-uploads=_",
                    "content": "Specify the maximum number of uploads to display for each package; the default  is  3.\nNote that you may not see this many uploads if there are not this many recorded in the\nPTS.\n\n--keyring keyring\nAdd keyring to the list of keyrings to be searched for the uploader's GPG key.\n",
                    "flag": "-M",
                    "long": "--max-uploads",
                    "arg": "_"
                },
                {
                    "name": "--no-default-keyrings",
                    "content": "By  default,  who-uploads  uses  the three Debian keyrings /usr/share/keyrings/debian-\nkeyring.gpg, /usr/share/keyrings/debian-nonupload.gpg, and /usr/share/keyrings/debian-\nmaintainers.gpg (although this default can be changed in the configuration  file,  see\nbelow).   Specifying this option means that the default keyrings will not be examined.\nThe --keyring option overrides this one.\n\n--date Show the date of the upload alongside the uploader's details\n\n--nodate, --no-date\nDo not show the date of the upload alongside the uploader's details.  This is the  de‐\nfault behaviour.\n\n--no-conf, --noconf\nDo  not read any configuration files.  This can only be used as the first option given\non the command-line.\n\n--help, -h\nDisplay a help message and exit successfully.\n",
                    "long": "--no-default-keyrings"
                },
                {
                    "name": "--version",
                    "content": "Display version and copyright information and exit successfully.\n",
                    "long": "--version"
                }
            ]
        },
        "CONFIGURATION VARIABLES": {
            "content": "The two configuration files /etc/devscripts.conf and ~/.devscripts are sourced in that  order\nto  set  configuration variables.  Command line options can be used to override configuration\nfile settings.  Environment variable settings are ignored for this  purpose.   The  currently\nrecognised variables are:\n\nWHOUPLOADSDATE\nShow  the  date  of  the upload alongside the uploader's details.  By default, this is\n\"no\".\n\nWHOUPLOADSMAXUPLOADS\nThe maximum number of uploads to display for each package.  By default, this is 3.\n\nWHOUPLOADSKEYRINGS\nThis is a colon-separated list of the default keyrings to be used.  By default, it  is\nthe       three      Debian      keyrings      /usr/share/keyrings/debian-keyring.gpg,\n/usr/share/keyrings/debian-nonupload.gpg,   and   /usr/share/keyrings/debian-maintain‐\ners.gpg.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "The  original version of who-uploads was written by Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>.  The\ncurrent version is by Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org>.\n\nDEBIAN                                    Debian Utilities                            WHO-UPLOADS(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "who-uploads - identify the uploaders of Debian source packages",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-M",
            "long": "--max-uploads",
            "arg": "_",
            "description": "Specify the maximum number of uploads to display for each package; the default is 3. Note that you may not see this many uploads if there are not this many recorded in the PTS. --keyring keyring Add keyring to the list of keyrings to be searched for the uploader's GPG key."
        },
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": "--no-default-keyrings",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "By default, who-uploads uses the three Debian keyrings /usr/share/keyrings/debian- keyring.gpg, /usr/share/keyrings/debian-nonupload.gpg, and /usr/share/keyrings/debian- maintainers.gpg (although this default can be changed in the configuration file, see below). Specifying this option means that the default keyrings will not be examined. The --keyring option overrides this one. --date Show the date of the upload alongside the uploader's details --nodate, --no-date Do not show the date of the upload alongside the uploader's details. This is the de‐ fault behaviour. --no-conf, --noconf Do not read any configuration files. This can only be used as the first option given on the command-line. --help, -h Display a help message and exit successfully."
        },
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": "--version",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Display version and copyright information and exit successfully."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": []
}