---
name: "apply-multiarch-hints"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lintian-brush"
version: "0.147"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/apply-multiarch-hints"
---

# apply-multiarch-hints(1)

apply multi-arch hints

## NAME

apply-multiarch-hints - apply multi-arch hints

## SYNOPSIS

apply-multiarch-hints \[-h\] \[--no-update-changelog\] \[--version\] \[--diff\]

## DESCRIPTION

Apply multi-arch hints to a package.

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  ### optional arguments:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **--no-update-changelog**

  Whether to update the changelog.

- **--version**

  show program's version number and exit

- **--diff**

  After running all fixers, display the changes made as a single unified diff.

- **--identity**

  Print the identity (name and e-mailaddress) that apply-multiarch-hints will use when committing changes, and exit.

- **--verbose**

  Print list of fixers that was run and print tracebacks for failed fixers.

## ENVIRONMENT

- **DEB\_UPDATE\_CHANGELOG**

  Used to control whether the changelog should be updated, depending on whether it is set to "leave", "update" or "auto". The --update-changelog and --no-update-changelog arguments override this.

## SEE ALSO

[*lintian-brush.conf*(5)](/lintian-brush.conf/5.md) [*lintian-brush*(1)](/lintian-brush/1.md)

## AUTHORS

Jelmer Vernooij \<jelmer@debian.org\>