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.IX Title "Lintian::Deb822::Section 3"
.TH Lintian::Deb822::Section 3 2024-02-05 "Lintian v2.117.0" "Debian Package Checker"
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.SH NAME
Lintian::Deb822::Section \-\- A paragraph in a control file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
.Vb 1
\& use Lintian::Deb822::Section;
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.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
Represents a paragraph in a Deb822 control file.
.SH "INSTANCE METHODS"
.IX Header "INSTANCE METHODS"
.IP legend 4
.IX Item "legend"
Returns exact field names for their lowercase versions.
.IP verbatim 4
.IX Item "verbatim"
Returns a hash to the raw, unedited and verbatim field values.
.IP unfolded 4
.IX Item "unfolded"
Returns a hash to unfolded field values. Continuations lines
have been connected.
.IP positions 4
.IX Item "positions"
The original line positions.
.IP "trimmed_list(FIELD [, SEPARATOR])" 4
.IX Item "trimmed_list(FIELD [, SEPARATOR])"
.PD 0
.IP "unfolded_value (FIELD)" 4
.IX Item "unfolded_value (FIELD)"
.PD
This method returns the unfolded value of the control field FIELD in
the control file for the package.  For a source package, this is the
*.dsc file; for a binary package, this is the control file in the
control section of the package.
.Sp
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.IP "value (FIELD)" 4
.IX Item "value (FIELD)"
If FIELD is given, this method returns the value of the control field
FIELD.
.IP "untrimmed_value (FIELD)" 4
.IX Item "untrimmed_value (FIELD)"
If FIELD is given, this method returns the value of the control field
FIELD.
.IP "text (FIELD)" 4
.IX Item "text (FIELD)"
.PD 0
.IP "store (FIELD, VALUE)" 4
.IX Item "store (FIELD, VALUE)"
.IP "drop (FIELD)" 4
.IX Item "drop (FIELD)"
.IP "declares (NAME)" 4
.IX Item "declares (NAME)"
.PD
Returns a boolean for whether the named field exists.
.IP names 4
.IX Item "names"
Returns an array with the literal field names.
.IP literal_name 4
.IX Item "literal_name"
Returns an array with the literal, true case field names.
.IP position 4
.IX Item "position"
With an argument, returns the starting line of the named field.
.Sp
Without an argument, return the starting line of the paragraph.
.IP extra 4
.IX Item "extra"
.SH AUTHOR
.IX Header "AUTHOR"
Originally written by Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease\-up.com> for Lintian.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
\&\fBlintian\fR\|(1)