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.IX Title "Lintian::Tag 3"
.TH Lintian::Tag 3 2024-02-05 "Lintian v2.117.0" "Debian Package Checker"
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.SH NAME
Lintian::Tag \- Lintian interface to tag metadata
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
.Vb 1
\&    my $tag = Lintian::Tag\->new;
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.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
This module provides an interface to tag metadata as gleaned from the
*.desc files describing the checks.  It can be used to retrieve specific
metadata elements or to format the tag description.
.SH "INSTANCE METHODS"
.IX Header "INSTANCE METHODS"
.IP name 4
.IX Item "name"
.PD 0
.IP visibility 4
.IX Item "visibility"
.IP check 4
.IX Item "check"
.IP name_spaced 4
.IX Item "name_spaced"
.IP show_always 4
.IX Item "show_always"
.IP experimental 4
.IX Item "experimental"
.IP explanation 4
.IX Item "explanation"
.IP see_also 4
.IX Item "see_also"
.IP renamed_from 4
.IX Item "renamed_from"
.IP profile 4
.IX Item "profile"
.IP load(PATH) 4
.IX Item "load(PATH)"
.PD
Loads a tag description from PATH.
.IP \fBcode()\fR 4
.IX Item "code()"
Returns the one-letter code for the tag.  This will be a letter chosen
from \f(CW\*(C`E\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`W\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`I\*(C'\fR, or \f(CW\*(C`P\*(C'\fR, based on the tag visibility, and
other attributes (such as whether experimental is set).  This code will
never be \f(CW\*(C`O\*(C'\fR or \f(CW\*(C`X\*(C'\fR; overrides and experimental tags are handled
separately.
.SH AUTHOR
.IX Header "AUTHOR"
Originally written by Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> for Lintian.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
\&\fBlintian\fR\|(1)