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WHAT-PATCH(1)                        General Commands Manual                        WHAT-PATCH(1)

NAME
       what-patch - detect which patch system a Debian package uses

SYNOPSIS
       what-patch [options]

DESCRIPTION
       what-patch examines the debian/rules file to determine which patch system the Debian pack-
       age is using.

       what-patch should be run from the root directory of the Debian source package.

OPTIONS
       Listed below are the command line options for what-patch:

       -h, --help
              Display a help message and exit.

       -v     Enable verbose mode.  This will include the listing of any files  modified  outside
              or  the  debian/ directory and report any additional details about the patch system
              if available.

AUTHORS
       what-patch  was  written   by   Kees   Cook   <kees AT ubuntu.com>,   Siegfried-A.   Gevatter
       <rainct AT ubuntu.com>,  and  Daniel  Hahler  <ubuntu AT thequod.de>, among others.  This manual
       page was written by Jonathan Patrick Davies <jpds AT ubuntu.com>.

       Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or later.

SEE ALSO
       The Ubuntu MOTU team has some documentation  about  patch  systems  at  the  Ubuntu  wiki:
       https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide/PatchSystems

       cdbs-edit-patch(1), dbs-edit-patch(1), dpatch-edit-patch(1)

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