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📛 NAME

dpkg-distaddfile - add entries to debian/files

🚀 Quick Reference

Use Case	Command	Description
Add a file to debian/files	dpkg-distaddfile filename section priority	Add an entry for a file with section and priority
Specify a custom files list	dpkg-distaddfile -f files-list-file filename section priority	Use a custom files list file instead of debian/files
Show help message	dpkg-distaddfile --help	Display usage information
Show version	dpkg-distaddfile --version	Display version information

📝 SYNOPSIS

dpkg-distaddfile [option...] filename section priority

📖 DESCRIPTION

dpkg-distaddfile adds an entry for a named file to debian/files.

It takes three non-option arguments, the filename and the section and priority for the .changes file.

The filename should be specified relative to the directory where dpkg-genchanges will expect to find the files, usually .., rather than being a pathname relative to the current directory when dpkg-distaddfile is run.

⚙️ OPTIONS

• -ffiles-list-file — 📄 Read or write the list of files to be uploaded here, rather than using debian/files.
• -?, --help — ❓ Show the usage message and exit.
• --version — ℹ️ Show the version and exit.

🌍 ENVIRONMENT

• DPKG_COLORS — 🎨 Sets the color mode (since dpkg 1.18.5). The currently accepted values are: auto (default), always and never.
• DPKG_NLS — 🌐 If set, it will be used to decide whether to activate Native Language Support, also known as internationalization (or i18n) support (since dpkg 1.19.0). The accepted values are: 0 and 1 (default).

📁 FILES

• debian/files — 📋 The list of generated files which are part of the upload being prepared. dpkg-distaddfile can be used to add additional files.

📚 SEE ALSO

deb-src-files(5)

1.21.1 2025-09-09 dpkg-distaddfile(1)

📛 NAME 🚀 Quick Reference 📝 SYNOPSIS 📖 DESCRIPTION ⚙️ OPTIONS 🌍 ENVIRONMENT 📁 FILES 📚 SEE ALSO