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=encoding utf8

=head1 NAME

deb-src-files - Debian distribute files format

=head1 SYNOPSIS

B<debian/files>

=head1 DESCRIPTION

This file contains the list of artifacts that are to be distributed via
the B<.changes> control file.

The I<debian/files> file has a simple whitespace-delimited format.

=over

I<filename>
I<section>
I<priority>
[
I<keyword=value...>
]

=back

I<filename>
is the name of the artifact to distribute.

I<section>
and
I<priority>
correspond to the respective control fields available in the .deb.
The allowed values are specific to each distribution archive.

I<keyword=value...>
corresponds to an optional whitespace-delimited list of attributes for this
entry.
The only currently supported keyword is B<automatic> with value
B<yes>, to mark automatically generated files.

=head1 NOTES

This file is not intended to be modified directly, please use one of
B<dpkg-gencontrol> or B<dpkg-distaddfile> to add entries to it.

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<dpkg-genchanges(1)>,
L<dpkg-distaddfile(1)>.
