wrap-and-sort (1)

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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 80 characters. wrap-and-sort sorts the package lists in Debian control files and all .install 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 the entries are shorter than 80 characters 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.

AUTHORS

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

Both are released under the ISC license.

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