{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "transition-check",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/transition-check/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-13T22:41:11Z",
    "synopsis": "transition-check --help|--version\ntransition-check [-f|--filename=FILENAME] [source package list]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "transition-check - check a package list for involvement in transitions\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "transition-check --help|--version\n\ntransition-check [-f|--filename=FILENAME] [source package list]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "transition-check checks whether any of the listed source packages are involved in a\ntransition for which uploads to unstable are currently blocked.\n\nIf neither a filename nor a list of packages is supplied, transition-check will use the\nsource package name from debian/control.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-f --filename=",
                    "content": "Read a source package name from filename, which should be a Debian package control file\nor .changes file, and add that package to the list of packages to check.\n",
                    "flag": "-f"
                }
            ]
        },
        "EXIT STATUS": {
            "content": "The exit status indicates whether any of the packages examined were found to be involved in a\ntransition.\n\n0   Either --help or --version was used, or none of the packages examined was involved in a\ntransition.\n\n1   At least one package examined is involved in a current transition.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "LICENSE": {
            "content": "This code is copyright by Adam D. Barratt <adam@adam-barratt.org.uk>, all rights reserved.\n\nThis program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.  You are free to redistribute this code under\nthe terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "Adam D. Barratt <adam@adam-barratt.org.uk>\n\n\n\nDebian Utilities                             2026-03-04                          TRANSITION-CHECK(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "transition-check - check a package list for involvement in transitions",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-f",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Read a source package name from filename, which should be a Debian package control file or .changes file, and add that package to the list of packages to check."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": []
}