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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/⟩.