---
name: "asn2deb"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "wireshark-dev"
version: "4.4.18-0+deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/asn2deb"
---

# asn2deb(1)

Create a Debian package for BER monitoring from ASN.1

## NAME

asn2deb - Create a Debian package for BER monitoring from ASN.1

## SYNOPSIS

**asn2deb** \[ **-a** \<ASN.1 file\> \] \[ **--asn**=\<ASN.1 file\> \] \[ **-d** \<opts\> \] \[ **--dbopts**=\<opts\> \] \[ **-e** \<address\> \] \[ **--email**=\<address\> \] \[ **-h** \] \[ **--help** \] \[ **-n** \<name\> \] \[ **--name**=\<name\> \] \[ **-p** \] \[ **--preserve** \] \[ **-v** \] \[ **--version** \]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **asn2deb** command. **asn2deb** takes an ASN.1 file as input and creates a Debian package from it. The package contains a loadable type table file for the Wireshark network analyzer. The type table is generated by the ASN.1 compiler **esnacc**.

## OPTIONS

\-a \<ASN.1 file\> --asn=\<ASN.1 file\>

ASN.1 file to use (mandatory).

\-d \<opts\> --dbopts=\<opts\>

options for dpkg-buildpackage.

\-e \<address\> --email=\<address\>

use e-mail address.

- \-h --help

  print help and exit.

\-n \<name\> --name=\<name\>

use user name.

- \-p --preserve

  do not overwrite files.

- \-v --version

  print version and exit.

## EXAMPLES

/usr/bin/asn2deb -e  \<me@foo.net\> -a bar.asn1 \\-n "My Name" -d "-rfakeroot -uc -us"-d "-rfakeroot -uc -us"

## SEE ALSO

A lot of tools are used, which you have to **apt-get install**: wireshark-dev, python, cdbs, autotools-dev, debhelper, dpkg-dev, esnacc.

## COPYING

This manual page was written by W. Borgert  \<debacle@debian.org\> for Debian GNU/Linux (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

## AUTHOR

**W. Borgert** Author.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2003, 2005 W. Borger