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)