DPKG-NAME(1)

NAME
dpkg-name - rename Debian packages to full package names

SYNOPSIS
dpkg-name [files] [-h|--help] [-V|--version] [-L|--license]

DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents the dpkg-name sh script which provides an easy way to rename Debian packages into their full package names. A full package name consists of <package>-<version>-<revision>.deb as specified in the control file of the package.

EXAMPLES

dpkg-name dpkgname.deb
    The package dpkgname.deb will be renamed in dpkgname-0.3-0.deb or something similar.

  OPTIONS

-h, --help
    Print a usage message and exit successfully.

-V, --version
    Print version information and exit successfully.

-L, --license
    Print copyright information and (a reference to GNU) license information and exit successfully.

BUGS?
Successfully tested on Debian GNU/Linux systems only.

SEE ALSO
deb(5), dpkg(5), dpkg(8), dpkg-dep(8), dselect(8).

COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1995, Erick Branderhorst. Dpkg-name is free software; see the GNU General Public Licence version 2 or later for copying conditions. There is no warranty.