NAME

       wrap-and-sort - wrap long lines and sort items in Debian packaging files

SYNOPSIS

       wrap-and-sort [options]

DESCRIPTION

       wrap-and-sort  wraps the package lists in Debian control files. By default the lists will only split into
       multiple lines if the  entries  are  longer  than  the  maximum  line  length  limit  of  79  characters.
       wrap-and-sort  sorts  the  package  lists in Debian control files and all .dirs, .docs, .examples, .info,
       .install, .links, .maintscript, and .manpages files. Beside that wrap-and-sort removes trailing spaces in
       these files.

       This  script  should  be  run in the root of a Debian package tree. It searches for control, control*.in,
       copyright, copyright.in, install, and *.install in the debian directory.

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
              Show this help message and exit.

       -a, --wrap-always
              Wrap all package lists in the Debian control file even if they do not exceed the line length limit
              and could fit in one line.

       -s, --short-indent
              Only indent wrapped lines by one space (default is in-line with the field name).

       -b, --sort-binary-packages
              Sort binary package paragraphs by name.

       -k, --keep-first
              When sorting binary package paragraphs, leave the first one at the top.

              Unqualified debhelper(7) configuration files are applied to the first package.

       -n, --no-cleanup
              Do not remove trailing whitespaces.

       -t, --trailing-comma
              Add  a  trailing  comma at the end of the sorted fields.  This minimizes future differences in the
              VCS commits when additional dependencies are appended or removed.

       -d path, --debian-directory=path
              Location of the debian directory (default: ./debian).

       -f file, --file=file
              Wrap and sort only the specified file.  You  can  specify  this  parameter  multiple  times.   All
              supported files will be processed if no files are specified.

       -v, --verbose
              Print all files that are touched.

       --max-line-length=max_line_length
              Set  the  maximum  allowed  line length. Package lists in the Debian control file that exceed this
              length limit will be wrapped.

              The default maximum line length is 79 characters.

       -N, --dry-run
              Do not modify any file, instead only print the files that would be modified.

AUTHORS

       wrap-and-sort and this manpage have been written by Benjamin Drung <bdrung@debian.org>.

       Both are released under the ISC license.