# man > dd-list(1)

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type: CommandReference
command: dd-list
mode: man
section: 1
source: man-pages
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## Quick Reference

- `dd-list package1 package2` — list maintainers for given binary/source packages
- `cat packages.txt | dd-list --stdin` — read package names from stdin
- `dd-list --dctrl < /var/lib/dpkg/status` — read from Debian package control file (fastest)
- `dd-list --sources Sources.gz < package_list` — specify sources file
- `dd-list --nouploaders` — only list maintainers, not uploaders
- `dd-list --print-binary` — use binary package names in output
- `dd-list --help` — print help
- `dd-list --version` — print version

## Name

`dd-list` — nicely list .deb packages and their maintainers

## Synopsis

`dd-list` [**-hiusV**] [**--help**] [**--stdin**] [**--sources** _Sources_file_] [**--dctrl**] [**--version**] [**--uploaders**] [_package_ ...]

## Options

### Input options

- `-i, --stdin` — read package names from stdin (whitespace delimited)
- `-d, --dctrl` — read package list from Debian package control file (e.g., status file or apt-cache output). Uses maintainer info from input; if no `Source:` line, uses `Package:` name
- `-z, --uncompress` — try to uncompress `--dctrl` input before parsing (supports gz, bzip2, xz)
- `-s, --sources` _Sources_file_ — read package information from specified sources file(s). Can be compressed (gz, bzip2, xz). If filename doesn't end with .gz/.bz2/.xz, **-z** must be used. If unspecified, uses apt-get sources (>= 1.1.8) or `/var/lib/apt/lists/*_source_Sources`
- `-u, --uploaders` — also list uploaders (default); use `--nouploaders` to disable
- `-nou, --nouploaders` — only list maintainers, not uploaders

### Output options

- `-b, --print-binary` — use binary package names instead of source package names (no effect with `--dctrl` if `Package:` line contains source names)

### General options

- `-h, --help` — print brief help message
- `-V, --version` — print version

## Examples

List maintainers for specific packages:

shell
dd-list foo bar
Read package names from stdin:

shell
cat packages.txt | dd-list --stdin
Use Debian package control file (fastest):

shell
dd-list --dctrl < /var/lib/dpkg/status
Specify a custom sources file:

shell
dd-list --sources /var/lib/apt/lists/*_Sources
Only list maintainers, no uploaders:

shell
dd-list --nouploaders foo bar