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    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "dpkg-genbuildinfo",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/dpkg-genbuildinfo/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-08-29T10:06:36Z",
    "synopsis": "dpkg-genbuildinfo [option...]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "dpkg-genbuildinfo - generate Debian .buildinfo files\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "dpkg-genbuildinfo [option...]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "dpkg-genbuildinfo reads information from an unpacked and built Debian source tree and from\nthe files it has generated and generates a Debian control file describing the build\nenvironment and the build artifacts (.buildinfo file).\n\nThis program was introduced in dpkg 1.18.11.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "--build=type\nSpecifies the build type from a comma-separated list of components.\n\nThe allowed values are:\n\nany Generate  build  information including unqualified build dependencies (Build-Depends)\nand architecture specific build dependencies (Build-Depends-Arch).\n\nall Generate build information including unqualified build  dependencies  (Build-Depends)\nand architecture independent build dependencies (Build-Depends-Indep).\n\nsource\nEffectively  ignored;  generate  build  information  with  just the unqualified build\ndependencies (Build-Depends).\n\nbinary\nGenerate build information with all three types of build dependencies.   This  is  an\nalias for any,all.\n\nfull\nGenerate  build  information  with all three types of build dependencies.  This is an\nalias for any,all,source, and the same as the default case when no  build  option  is\nspecified.\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-c_",
                    "content": "Specifies  the  main  source  control  file  to  read  information  from.  The default is\ndebian/control.\n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-l_",
                    "content": "Specifies the changelog file to read information from.  The default is debian/changelog.\n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-f_",
                    "content": "Specifies where is the list of files that have been produced by the  build,  rather  than\nusing debian/files.\n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-F_",
                    "content": "Specifies  the format of the changelog.  See dpkg-parsechangelog(1) for information about\nalternative formats.\n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-O",
                    "content": "Print the buildinfo file to standard output (or filename if  specified)  rather  than  to\ndir/source-namebinary-versionarch.buildinfo  (where  dir  is  ..  by default or upload-\nfiles-dir if -u was used).\n",
                    "flag": "-O"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-u_",
                    "content": "Look for the files to be uploaded in upload-files-dir rather than ..   (dpkg-genbuildinfo\nneeds  to  find  these  files  so  that  it  can include their sizes and checksums in the\n.buildinfo file).\n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "--always-include-kernel",
                    "content": "By default, the Build-Kernel-Version field will not be written out.\n\nSpecify this option (since dpkg 1.19.0) to always write a Build-Kernel-Version field when\ngenerating the .buildinfo.\n",
                    "long": "--always-include-kernel"
                },
                {
                    "name": "--always-include-path",
                    "content": "By default, the Build-Path field will only be written if  the  current  directory  starts\nwith an allowed pattern.\n\nOn Debian and derivatives the pattern matches on /build/ at the start of the pathname.\n\nSpecify this option to always write a Build-Path field when generating the .buildinfo.\n\n--admindir=dir\nChange the location of the dpkg database.  The default location is /var/lib/dpkg.\n",
                    "long": "--always-include-path"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-q  dpkg-genbuildinfo   -q",
                    "content": "these messages.\n\n-?, --help\nShow the usage message and exit.\n",
                    "flag": "-q"
                },
                {
                    "name": "--version",
                    "content": "Show the version and exit.\n",
                    "long": "--version"
                }
            ]
        },
        "ENVIRONMENT": {
            "content": "DEBBUILDOPTIONS\nThis variable can be  used  to  enable  or  disable  various  features  that  affect  the\ninformation  included  in  the  .buildinfo  file,  via  the  buildinfo option (since dpkg\n1.18.19).  This option contains a comma-separated list of features, prefixed with the ‘+’\nor ‘-’ modifiers, to denote whether to enable or disable them.  The special feature “all”\ncan be used to enable or disable all other features.  The feature “path” controls whether\nto unconditionally include the Build-Path field.\n\nDPKGCOLORS\nSets the color mode (since  dpkg  1.18.5).   The  currently  accepted  values  are:  auto\n(default), always and never.\n\nDPKGNLS\nIf set, it will be used to decide whether to activate Native Language Support, also known\nas  internationalization (or i18n) support (since dpkg 1.19.0).  The accepted values are:\n0 and 1 (default).\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "FILES": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "debian/files",
                    "content": "The list of generated files.  dpkg-genbuildinfo reads the  data  here  when  producing  a\n.buildinfo file.\n"
                }
            ]
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "deb-buildinfo(5).\n\n1.22.6                                       2026-05-06                         dpkg-genbuildinfo(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "dpkg-genbuildinfo - generate Debian .buildinfo files",
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            "description": "Specifies the main source control file to read information from. The default is debian/control."
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            "long": null,
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            "description": "Specifies the changelog file to read information from. The default is debian/changelog."
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            "description": "Specifies where is the list of files that have been produced by the build, rather than using debian/files."
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            "long": null,
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            "description": "Specifies the format of the changelog. See dpkg-parsechangelog(1) for information about alternative formats."
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            "arg": null,
            "description": "Print the buildinfo file to standard output (or filename if specified) rather than to dir/source-namebinary-versionarch.buildinfo (where dir is .. by default or upload- files-dir if -u was used)."
        },
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Look for the files to be uploaded in upload-files-dir rather than .. (dpkg-genbuildinfo needs to find these files so that it can include their sizes and checksums in the .buildinfo file)."
        },
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": "--always-include-kernel",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "By default, the Build-Kernel-Version field will not be written out. Specify this option (since dpkg 1.19.0) to always write a Build-Kernel-Version field when generating the .buildinfo."
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            "long": "--always-include-path",
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            "description": "By default, the Build-Path field will only be written if the current directory starts with an allowed pattern. On Debian and derivatives the pattern matches on /build/ at the start of the pathname. Specify this option to always write a Build-Path field when generating the .buildinfo. --admindir=dir Change the location of the dpkg database. The default location is /var/lib/dpkg."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-q",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "these messages. -?, --help Show the usage message and exit."
        },
        {
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            "long": "--version",
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            "description": "Show the version and exit."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "deb-buildinfo",
            "section": "5",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/deb-buildinfo/5/json"
        }
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