{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "rdebsums",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/rdebsums/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-15T16:43:13Z",
    "synopsis": "rdebsums --help  | [  debsum options  ] [  --others  ] package",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "rdebsums - a recursive debsums\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "rdebsums --help  | [  debsum options  ] [  --others  ] package\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "rdebsums  runs  debsums(1)  over  a given package and all its dependencies. It can be used to\nmake sure a problem with a package is not due to file corruption.\n\nAll but the last element of the command-line and options understood by rdebsums are  sent  to\ndebsums(1).\n\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "--help Prints a short help text\n\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "--others",
                    "content": "Also runs debsums on Recommended and Suggested packages.\n\n",
                    "long": "--others"
                }
            ]
        },
        "EXAMPLES": {
            "content": "Check the package aptitude and all its dependencies:\n\nrdebsums aptitude\n\nThe same while being significantly less verbose\n\nrdebsums -s aptitude\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "BUGS": {
            "content": "rdebsums is quite slow - essentially due to dpkg-query not being extremely fast.\n\nCurrently, rdebsums will be confused by virtual packages.\n\n--others is actually nearly useless, as you often end up checking nearly all packages. You'll\nmost probably win time by running debsums without arguments.\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "rdebsums was written by Vincent Fourmond <fourmond@debian.org>\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "debsums(1), dpkg-query(1)\n\n\n\n\nVersion 0.1                                  2007-03-29                                  RDEBSUMS(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "rdebsums - a recursive debsums",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": "--others",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Also runs debsums on Recommended and Suggested packages."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [
        "Check the package aptitude and all its dependencies:",
        "rdebsums aptitude",
        "The same while being significantly less verbose",
        "rdebsums -s aptitude"
    ],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "debsums",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/debsums/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "dpkg-query",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/dpkg-query/1/json"
        }
    ]
}