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NAME
dput - Debian package upload tool
SYNOPSIS
dput [-DPUVdflosu] [-c CONFIGFILE] [-e DAYS] [HOSTNAME[:ARGUMENT]] CHANGESFILE ...
dput [-d] [-c CONFIGFILE] -H
dput [-d] [-c CONFIGFILE] -p
dput -h
dput -v
DESCRIPTION
Upload, to the Debian package upload queue, the files constituting the package specified
in each CHANGESFILE.
A Debian package release comprises several files, specified in the CHANGESFILE for that
release. The Debian Package Upload Tool (dput) performs several verification checks on the
package, then (if the verifications succeed) uploads those files to the remote Debian
package repository. See VERIFICATION CHECKS, below, for a description of the checks dput
can perform on each package.
HOSTNAME is a name matching a host section in the dput.cf(5) configuration. If not
specified, HOSTNAME defaults to the value of the default_host_main configuration
parameter. You also can pass an argument to the host by appending the hostname with a
colon followed by the argument. For example, you can upload easily to different launchpad
PPAs by passing the PPAs' id to the ppa host without having to modify dput.cf.
The file transfer method is determined by the method configuration parameter for the
specified host. See dput.cf(5) for the set of supported method values.
If the configuration specifies a pre_upload_command for the remote host, execute a shell
subprocess for that command before attempting to upload each package.
If the configuration specifies a post_upload_command for the remote host, execute a shell
subprocess for that command after each successful package upload.
VERIFICATION CHECKS
Each package release, as specified by a CHANGESFILE, is checked to see whether it is
suitable for upload. The following checks are available:
Unique upload
The package should not already have been uploaded to the remote host HOSTNAME.
Check for the log file created when dput successfully uploads a package. If the
corresponding log file already exists, abort the upload attempt. This is unique
only for the combination of local machine (where the upload log is recorded), the
CHANGESFILE name, and the remote HOSTNAME.
This check is disabled if the --force option is specified.
Required package files
The package should comprise the required files for the type of package.
If this is a source package release, and the required source control file (….dsc)
is not part of the package, abort the upload attempt.
If this is a source package release, and the version string implies that this is
the first Debian release for this version, and the corresponding source tarball is
not part of the package, abort the upload attempt.
If the package contains the upstream source tarball, but this is not required for
this release, emit a warning that the upload might be rejected by the remote host.
If the package contains the Debian-native source tarball, but this is not required
for this release, emit a warning that the upload might be rejected by the remote
host.
Successful local install
The package should be successfully installed on the local system.
If this is a binary package release, and each binary package (….deb file) is not
successfully installed on the local system at the specified version, abort the
upload.
This check is disabled by default. It is enabled when the configuration parameter
check_version is true.
Cryptographic signature
The GnuPG signature on the CHANGESFILE should match that file's contents. If this
is a source package release, the GnuPG signature on the source control file (….dsc)
should match that file's contents.
If GnuPG does not report a good signature for these files, abort the upload.
This check is disabled when either the allow_unsigned_uploads parameter is true, or
the --check-only option is specified.
Package files content match
The computed size and hash values for each constituent file should match the values
specified in CHANGESFILE.
For each file size and hash value specified in CHANGESFILE, compute the size and
hash using the corresponding named file's contents on the filesystem. If any
computed size or hash value does not match the corresponding value in CHANGESFILE,
abort the upload.
Distribution name is permitted for the remote host
The configuration for HOSTNAME should permit the distribution name specified in the
package.
If the package release's target Debian distribution name is not one specified by
the distributions parameter for the HOSTNAME, abort the upload attempt. See
dput.cf(5) for the distributions parameter.
Lintian success
The package should get a successful report from Lintian.
Invoke the Lintian tool to check the package described by CHANGESFILE. If the check
is unsuccessful (exit status non-zero), abort the upload attempt.
This check is disabled by default. It is enabled when the configuration parameter
run_lintian is true, or the --lintian option is specified.
OPTIONS
-c CONFIGFILE
--config CONFIGFILE
Use the file CONFIGFILE for configuration. See dput.cf(5) for the specification of
this file format.
-d
--debug
Display debugging messages.
-D
--dinstall
Request a dry run of dinstall on the remote host after the upload.
-f
--force
Disable the check for a unique upload. See VERIFICATION CHECKS, above, for a
description of this check.
-h
--help Display help information, then exit.
-H
--host-list
Display the lists of hosts known to the configuration, then exit. See dput.cf(5)
for the specification of hosts.
-l
--lintian
Enable the Lintian verification check, and exit if the check fails. See
VERIFICATION CHECKS, above, for a description of this check.
-U
--no-upload-log
Do not write a log file when uploading files.
This omits the record used later for checking whether an upload is unique. See
VERIFICATION CHECKS, above, for a description of this check.
-o
--check-only
Do not upload the files, and disable the checks for unique upload and cryptographic
signature. See VERIFICATION CHECKS, above, for a description of these checks.
-p
--print
Display the configuration that dput is using, then exit. See dput.cf(5) for the
configuration format.
-P
--passive
Use passive mode for FTP. If not specified, default for FTP is active mode.
-s
--simulate
Do not actually upload to the remote host.
-u
--unchecked
Disable the check for cryptographic signature. See VERIFICATION CHECKS, above, for
a description of this check.
-e DAYS
--delayed DAYS
Upload to a DELAYED queue, rather than the usual Incoming. This takes a DAYS
argument from 0 to 15. Note that a delay of 0 is different from no delay at all.
-v
--version
Display version information, then exit.
-V
--check-version
Enable the check for successful local install. See VERIFICATION CHECKS, above, for
a description of this check.
ENVIRONMENT
USER If no username is specified for authenticating to the remote host, use the value of
this variable.
FILES
Configuration
See dput.cf(5) for the files to configure dput.
path/basename.HOSTNAME.upload
The log file that contains a record of the successful upload to HOSTNAME.
path is the directory path of CHANGESFILE.
basename is derived from the CHANGESFILE filename, by removing the directory path
and the .changes suffix.
SEE ALSO
dput.cf(5), dcut(1), lintian(1)
‘dput’ package documentation ⟨file:///usr/share/doc/dput/⟩, ‘dput’ program files
⟨file:///usr/share/dput/⟩.