# deb-origin(5) - man - phpMan

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## NAME
       deb-origin - Vendor-specific information files

## SYNOPSIS
       **/etc/dpkg/origins/**_filename_

## DESCRIPTION
       The files in **/etc/dpkg/origins** can provide information about various vendors who are
       providing Debian packages.

       They contain a number of fields, or comments when the line starts with ‘**#**’.  Each field
       begins with a tag, such as **Vendor** or **Parent**, followed by a colon and the body of the field.
       Fields are delimited only by field tags. In other words, field text may be multiple lines in
       length, but the tools will join lines when processing the body of the field.

       The file should be named according to the vendor name.  The usual convention is to name the
       vendor file using the vendor name in all lowercase, but some variation is permitted.  Namely,
       spaces are mapped to dashes (‘**-**’), and the file can have the same casing as the value in
       **Vendor** field, or it can be capitalized.

## FIELDS
       **Vendor:** _vendor-name_ (required)
           The value of this field determines the vendor name.

       **Vendor-URL:** _vendor-url_
           The value of this field determines the vendor URL.

       **Bugs:** _bug-url_
           The value of this field determines the type and address of the bug tracking system used
           by this vendor. It can be a mailto URL or a debbugs URL (e.g.,
           debbugs://bugs.debian.org/).

       **Parent:** _vendor-name_
           The value of this field determines the vendor name of the vendor that this vendor derives
           from.

## EXAMPLE
        Vendor: Debian
        Vendor-URL: <https://www.debian.org/>
        Bugs: debbugs://bugs.debian.org

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



1.21.1                                       2025-09-09                                [deb-origin(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/deb-origin/5/markdown)