{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "dscverify",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/dscverify/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-15T10:31:32Z",
    "synopsis": "dscverify [--keyring keyring] ... changesorbuildinfoordscfilename ...",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "dscverify - verify the validity of a Debian package\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "dscverify [--keyring keyring] ... changesorbuildinfoordscfilename ...\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "dscverify  checks that the GPG signatures on the given .changes, .buildinfo or .dsc files are\ngood signatures made by keys in the current Debian  keyrings,  found  in  the  debian-keyring\npackage.   (Additional  keyrings  can  be  specified using the --keyring option any number of\ntimes.)  It then checks that the other files listed in the .changes, .buildinfo or .dsc files\nhave  the  correct  sizes and checksums (MD5 plus SHA1 and SHA256 if the latter are present).\nThe exit status is 0 if there are no problems and non-zero otherwise.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "--keyring keyring\nAdd keyring to the list of keyrings to be used.\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "--no-default-keyrings",
                    "content": "Do not use the default set of keyrings.\n\n--no-conf, --noconf\nDo not read any configuration files.  This can only be used as the first option  given\non the command-line.\n\n--nosigcheck, --no-sig-check, -u\nSkip  the signature verification step. That is, only verify the sizes and checksums of\nthe files listed in the .changes, .buildinfo or .dsc files.\n",
                    "long": "--no-default-keyrings"
                },
                {
                    "name": "--verbose",
                    "content": "Do not suppress GPG output.\n\n\n--help, -h\nDisplay a help message and exit successfully.\n",
                    "long": "--verbose"
                },
                {
                    "name": "--version",
                    "content": "Display version and copyright information and exit successfully.\n",
                    "long": "--version"
                }
            ]
        },
        "CONFIGURATION VARIABLES": {
            "content": "The two configuration files /etc/devscripts.conf and ~/.devscripts are sourced by a shell  in\nthat  order  to  set  configuration variables.  Environment variable settings are ignored for\nthis purpose.  If the first command line option given is --noconf or  --no-conf,  then  these\nfiles will not be read.  The currently recognised variable is:\n\nDSCVERIFYKEYRINGS\nThis  is  a colon-separated list of extra keyrings to use in addition to any specified\non the command line.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "KEYRING": {
            "content": "Please note that the keyring provided by the debian-keyring package can be  slightly  out  of\ndate.  The  latest version can be obtained with rsync, as documented in the README that comes\nwith debian-keyring.  If you sync the keyring to a non-standard location (see below), you can\nuse the possibilities to specify extra keyrings, by either using the above mentioned configu‐\nration option or the --keyring option.\n\nBelow is an example for an alias:\n\nalias dscverify='dscverify --keyring ~/.gnupg/pubring.gpg'\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "STANDARD KEYRING LOCATIONS": {
            "content": "By default dscverify searches for the debian-keyring in the following locations:\n\n- ~/.gnupg/trustedkeys.gpg\n\n- /srv/keyring.debian.org/keyrings/debian-keyring.gpg\n\n- /usr/share/keyrings/debian-keyring.gpg\n\n- /usr/share/keyrings/debian-maintainers.gpg\n\n- /usr/share/keyrings/debian-nonupload.gpg\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "gpg(1), gpg2(1), devscripts.conf(5)\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "dscverify was written by Roderick Schertler <roderick@argon.org> and posted on the debian-de‐\nvel@lists.debian.org  mailing  list,  with  several  modifications  by Julian Gilbey <jdg@de‐\nbian.org>.\n\n\n\nDEBIAN                                    Debian Utilities                              DSCVERIFY(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "dscverify - verify the validity of a Debian package",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": "--no-default-keyrings",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Do not use the default set of keyrings. --no-conf, --noconf Do not read any configuration files. This can only be used as the first option given on the command-line. --nosigcheck, --no-sig-check, -u Skip the signature verification step. That is, only verify the sizes and checksums of the files listed in the .changes, .buildinfo or .dsc files."
        },
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": "--verbose",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Do not suppress GPG output. --help, -h Display a help message and exit successfully."
        },
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": "--version",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Display version and copyright information and exit successfully."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "gpg",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/gpg/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "gpg2",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/gpg2/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "devscripts.conf",
            "section": "5",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/devscripts.conf/5/json"
        }
    ],
    "tldr": {
        "source": "not_found",
        "examples": []
    }
}