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.TH deb\-src\-files 5 "2019-06-03" "1.19.7" "dpkg suite"
.nh
.SH NAME
deb\-src\-files \- Debian distribute files format
.
.SH SYNOPSIS
debian/files
.
.SH DESCRIPTION
This file contains the list of artifacts that are to be distributed via
the \fB.changes\fP control file.
.PP
The \fIdebian/files\fP file has a simple whitespace-delimited format.
.PP
.in +5
.I filename
.I section
.I priority
[
.I keyword=value\&...\&
]
.in -5
.PP
.I filename
is the name of the artifact to distribute.
.PP
.I section
and
.I priority
correspond to the respective control fields available in the .deb.
The allowed values are specific to each distribution archive.
.PP
.I keyword=value\&...\&
corresponds to an optional whitespace-delimited list of attributes for this
entry.
The only currently supported keyword is \fBautomatic\fP with value
\fByes\fP, to mark automatically generated files.
.
.SH NOTES
This file is not intended to be modified directly, please use one of
\fBdpkg\-gencontrol\fP or \fBdpkg\-distaddfile\fP to add entries to it.
.
.SH SEE ALSO
.ad l
.BR dpkg\-genchanges (1),
.BR dpkg\-distaddfile (1).