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wrap-and-sort(1)


NAME

   wrap-and-sort  -  wrap  long  lines  and sort items in Debian packaging
   files

SYNOPSIS

   wrap-and-sort [options]

DESCRIPTION

   wrap-and-sort wraps the package  lists  in  Debian  control  files.  By
   default  the  lists  will only split into multiple lines if the entries
   are longer than  the  maximum  line  length  limit  of  79  characters.
   wrap-and-sort  sorts  the package lists in Debian control files and all
   .dirs, .docs, .examples, .info,  .install,  .links,  .maintscript,  and
   .manpages  files.  Beside that wrap-and-sort removes trailing spaces in
   these files.

   This script should be run in the root of  a  Debian  package  tree.  It
   searches  for  control,  control*.in, copyright, copyright.in, install,
   and *.install in the debian directory.

OPTIONS

   -h, --help
          Show this help message and exit.

   -a, --wrap-always
          Wrap all package lists in the Debian control file even  if  they
          do not exceed the line length limit and could fit in one line.

   -s, --short-indent
          Only  indent wrapped lines by one space (default is in-line with
          the field name).

   -b, --sort-binary-packages
          Sort binary package paragraphs by name.

   -k, --keep-first
          When sorting binary package paragraphs, leave the first  one  at
          the  top.   Unqualified  debhelper(7)  configuration  files  are
          applied to the first package.

   -n, --no-cleanup
          Do not remove trailing whitespaces.

   -t, --trailing-comma
          Add a trailing comma at the  end  of  the  sorted  fields.  This
          minimizes  future differences in the VCS commits when additional
          dependencies are appended or removed.

   -d path, --debian-directory=path
          Location of the debian directory (default: ./debian).

   -f file, --file=file
          Wrap and sort only the specified file.   You  can  specify  this
          parameter multiple times.  All supported files will be processed
          if no files are specified.

   -v, --verbose
          Print all files that are touched.

   --max-line-length=max_line_length
          Set the maximum allowed line length. Package lists in the Debian
          control  file that exceed this length limit will be wrapped. The
          default maximum line length is 79 characters.

AUTHORS

   wrap-and-sort and this manpage have  been  written  by  Benjamin  Drung
   <bdrung@debian.org>.

   Both are released under the ISC license.



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