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wnpp-check(1)

NAME

   wnpp-check  -  check if a package is being packaged or if this has been
   requested

SYNOPSIS

   wnpp-check [--exact] package ...
   wnpp-check --help|--version

DESCRIPTION

   wnpp-check downloads the lists of packages which are  listed  as  being
   packaged (ITPed) or for which a package has been requested (RFPed) from
   the WNPP website and lists any packages supplied on  the  command  line
   which appear in those lists.

   Note  that  WNPP,  and therefore wnpp-check's output, is source package
   based.

OPTIONS

   --help, -h
          Show a summary of options.

   --version, -v
          Show version and copyright information.

   --exact, -e
          Require an exact package name match,  rather  than  the  default
          substring match.

EXIT STATUS

   0      None of the packages supplied has an open ITP or RFP

   1      Either an error occurred or at least one package supplied has an
          open ITP or RFP

AUTHOR

   wnpp-check was written by David Paleino <d.paleino@gmail.com>; this man
   page  was written by Adam D. Barratt <adam@adam-barratt.org.uk> for the
   devscripts package.  wnpp-check was  originally  based  on  wnpp-alert,
   which  was  written  by  Arthur  Korn  <arthur@korn.ch> and modified by
   Julian  Gilbey  <jdg@debian.org>  for  the  devscripts  package.   Both
   scripts are in the public domain.

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