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NAME

       dput - package upload tool for Debian

SYNTAX

       dput [options] [host[:argument]] package.changes ...

DESCRIPTION

       This  is a tool for uploading Debian packages into the archive. You may
       specify to which host it should upload the file by passing it  an  host
       argument. If omitted, dput uses the host specified by default_host (or,
       historically default_host_non-us) configuration option.  You  also  can
       pass  an  argument  to  the host by appending the hostname with a colon
       followed by the  argument.  For  example,  you  can  upload  easily  to
       different  launchpad  PPAs  by  passing  the  PPAs’  id to the ppa host
       without having to modify dput.cf.

       You have to pass the program one or more name of package.changes  files
       and then they will be sequentially uploaded.

       This  program  will  then  upload the package for you into the archive,
       using a selected upload  method.  Currently  dput  supports  ftp,  scp,
       rsync, http, sftp, https, and local. The method scripts have been split
       from the main script so it  is  easy  to  add  new  methods.   Look  in
       /usr/share/dput/ for examples.

       Should  something  go  wrong with your upload to destinations using the
       Debian upload queue daemon (e.g. ftp-master), you can remove files from
       the upload queue with dcut(1).

OPTIONS

       -c, --config - define a config file to use.

       -d, --debug - activate debugging mode, helpful if bugs occur.

       -D, --dinstall - do a dry run of dinstall after the upload.

       -f, --force - force an upload of an already uploaded package.

       -h, --help - print help information and exit.

       -H, --host-list - print the lists of hosts that dput knows about.

       -l, --lintian - run lintian before the upload.

       -U,  --no-upload-log - do not write a .upload log file after uploading.

       -o, --check-only - check only the package and do not upload.

       -p, --print - print the configuration that dput is using.

       -P, --passive - use passive ftp instead of active.  Note  that  passive
       ftp  is  the  default  unless  specified otherwise in the configuration
       file.

       -s, --simulate - simulate an upload only.

       -u, --unchecked - don’t check GnuPG signature on the changes file.

       -e, --delayed - Upload to  a  DELAYED  queue,  rather  than  the  usual
       Incoming.  This  takes an argument from 0 to 15. Note that a delay of 0
       is different from no delay at all.

       -v, --version - print version information and exit.

       -V, --check-version - check if  the  user  has  already  installed  and
       tested the package before putting it into the archive.

ENVIRONMENT

       This  program  doesn’t  depend on any environment variables. But if the
       variable USER is set, it will be used.

LICENSE

       This program is distributed under the terms of the GPL.

BUGS

       Please send bug reports to the author.

FILES

       /etc/dput.cf
              global dput configuration file

       ~/.dput.cf
              peruser dput configuration file

SEE ALSO

       dput.cf(5)
       dcut(1)
       /usr/share/doc/dput
       /usr/share/dput

AUTHOR

       dput was written Christian  Kurz.  The  current  maintainer  is  Thomas
       Viehmann <tv@beamnet.de>.

       Many other people have contributed to this code. See the Thanks file.

COMMENTS

       The author does appreciate comments and suggestions from you.

                                October 5, 2001                        dput(1)