---
name: "deb-extra-override"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "dpkg"
version: "1.23.11-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/deb-extra-override"
---

# deb-extra-override(5)

Debian archive extra override file

## NAME

deb-extra-override - Debian archive extra override file

## SYNOPSIS

**override**

## DESCRIPTION

While most information about a binary/source package can be found in the control/.dsc file, all of it can be overridden when it's exported to Packages/Sources files. The extra override file contains those overrides.

The extra override file has a simple whitespace-delimited format. Comments are allowed (denoted with a **#**).

*package* *field-name* *value*

*package* is the name of the binary/source package.

*field-name* is the name of the field that is overridden.

*value* is the value to put in the field. It can contain spaces as the line is split in no more than 3 columns when it's parsed.

The extra override files used to make the official Packages lists may be found in the *indices* directory on any Debian mirror.

## SEE ALSO

[**dpkg-scanpackages**(1)](/dpkg-scanpackages/1.md), [**dpkg-scansources**(1)](/dpkg-scansources/1.md), [**apt-ftparchive**(1)](/apt-ftparchive/1.md).