NAME
what-patch - detects which patch system a Debian package uses
SYNOPSIS
what-patch [options]
DESCRIPTION
what-patch examines the debian/rules file to determine which patch
system the Debian package is using.
what-patch should be run from the root directory of the Debian source
package.
OPTIONS
Listed below are the command line options for what-patch:
-h or --help
Display a help message and exit.
-v Enable verbose mode. This will include the listing of any files
modified outside or the debian/ directory and report any
additional details about the patch system if available.
AUTHORS
what-patch was written by Kees Cook <kees@ubuntu.com>, Siegfried-A.
Gevatter <rainct@ubuntu.com>, and Daniel Hahler <ubuntu@thequod.de>,
among others. This manual page was written by Jonathan Patrick Davies
<jpds@ubuntu.com>.
Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 2.
SEE ALSO
The Ubuntu MOTU team has some documentation about patch systems at the
Ubuntu wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide/PatchSystems
cdbs-edit-patch(1), dbs-edit-patch(1), dpatch-edit-patch(1)