---
name: "Lintian::Processable::Fields::Files"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "lintian"
version: "2.122.0"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Lintian::Processable::Fields::Files"
---

# Lintian::Processable::Fields::Files(3)

Lintian interface to .buildinfo or changes file data collection

## NAME

Lintian::Processable::Fields::Files - Lintian interface to .buildinfo or changes file data collection

## SYNOPSIS

```
   use Moo;
   with 'Lintian::Processable::Fields::Files';
```

## DESCRIPTION

Lintian::Processable::Fields::Files provides an interface to data for .buildinfo and changes files.  It implements data collection methods specific to .buildinfo and changes files.

## INSTANCE METHODS

- files

  Returns a reference to a hash containing information about files listed in the .buildinfo file.  Each hash may have the following keys:

  - name

    Name of the file.

  - size

    The size of the file in bytes.

  - section

    The archive section to which the file belongs.

  - priority

    The priority of the file.

  - checksums

    A hash with the keys being checksum algorithms and the values themselves being hashes containing

    - sum

      The result of applying the given algorithm to the file.

    - filesize

      The size of the file as given in the .buildinfo section relating to the given checksum.

## AUTHOR

Originally written by Adam D. Barratt \<adsb@debian.org\> for Lintian.

## SEE ALSO

[**lintian**(1)](/lintian/1.md), Lintian::Processable