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## NAME
       dscextract - extract a single file from a Debian source package

## SYNOPSIS
       **dscextract** [_options_] _dscfile_ _file_

## DESCRIPTION
       **dscextract**  reads  a single file from a Debian source package.  The idea is to only look into
       _.diff.gz_ files (source format 1.0) or _.debian.tar.gz/bz2_ files (source format 3.0) where pos‐
       sible,  hence  avoiding to unpack large tarballs.  It is most useful for files in the _debian/_
       subdirectory.

       _file_ is relative to the first level directory contained in the package, i.e. with  the  first
       component stripped.

## OPTIONS
### -f
              if _file_ was not found in the _.diff.gz_.  (For 3.0 packages, it is assumed that _debian/*_
              are exactly the contents of _debian.tar.gz/bz2_.)

## EXIT STATUS
       0      _file_ was extracted.

       1      _file_ was not found in the source package.

       2      An error occurred, like _dscfile_ was not found.

## EXAMPLE
       dscextract dds_2.1.1+ddd105-2.dsc debian/watch || test $? = 1

## AUTHOR
       **dscextract** was written by Christoph Berg <<myon@debian.org>>.



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