(debian-policy.info)Control files and their fields

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5 Control files and their fields
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The package management system manipulates data represented in a common
format, known as `control data', stored in `control files'.  Control
files are used for source packages, binary packages and the ‘.changes’
files which control the installation of uploaded files.  (1)

Syntax of control files

Source package control files – debian/control

Binary package control files – DEBIAN/control

Debian source control files – .dsc

Debian source control files – dsc.

Debian changes files – .changes

Debian changes files – changes.

List of fields

User-defined fields

Obsolete fields

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   (1) ‘dpkg’’s internal databases are in a similar format.