---
name: "Dpkg::Control::Info"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdpkg-perl"
version: "1.18.25"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Dpkg::Control::Info"
---

# Dpkg::Control::Info(3)

parse files like debian/control

## NAME

Dpkg::Control::Info - parse files like debian/control

## DESCRIPTION

It provides an object to access data of files that follow the same syntax as *debian/control*.

## METHODS

- $c = Dpkg::Control::Info-\>new(%opts)

  Create a new Dpkg::Control::Info object. Loads the file from the filename option, if no option is specified filename defaults to *debian/control*. If a scalar is passed instead, it will be used as the filename. If filename is "-", it parses the standard input. If filename is undef no loading will be performed.

- $c-\>*reset()*

  Resets what got read.

- $c-\>load($file)

  Load the content of `$file`. Exits in case of errors. If file is "-", it loads from the standard input.

- $c-\>parse($fh, $description)

  Parse a control file from the given filehandle. Exits in case of errors. `$description` is used to describe the filehandle, ideally it's a filename or a description of where the data comes from. It is used in error messages. The data in the object is reset before parsing new control files.

- $c-\>\[0\]

  - $c-\>*get\_source()*

  Returns a Dpkg::Control object containing the fields concerning the source package.

- $c-\>get\_pkg\_by\_idx($idx)

  Returns a Dpkg::Control object containing the fields concerning the binary package numbered `$idx` (starting at 1).

- $c-\>get\_pkg\_by\_name($name)

  Returns a Dpkg::Control object containing the fields concerning the binary package named `$name`.

- $c-\>*get\_packages()*

  Returns a list containing the Dpkg::Control objects for all binary packages.

- $c-\>output($filehandle)

  Dump the content into a filehandle.

- "$c"

  Return a string representation of the content.

- @{$c}

  Return a list of Dpkg::Control objects, the first one is corresponding to source information and the following ones are the binary packages information.

## CHANGES

### Version 1.01 (dpkg 1.18.0)

New argument: The `$c`-\>*new()* constructor accepts an `%opts` argument.

### Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)

Mark the module as public.