---
name: "debcargo-package"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "debcargo"
version: "2.7.8-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/debcargo-package"
---

# debcargo-package(1)

Package a Rust crate for Debian

## NAME

debcargo-package - Package a Rust crate for Debian

## SYNOPSIS

**debcargo package** \[**--config**\] \[**--directory**\] \[**--changelog-ready**\] \[**--copyright-guess-harder**\] \[**--no-overlay-write-back**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \<*CRATE\_NAME*\> \[*VERSION*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Package a Rust crate for Debian

## OPTIONS

- **--config**=*CONFIG*

  TOML file providing package-specific options

- **--directory**=*DIRECTORY*

  Output directory for the package. The orig tarball is named according to Debian conventions in the parent directory of this directory

- **--changelog-ready**

  Assume the changelog is already bumped, and leave it alone

- **--copyright-guess-harder**

  Guess extra values for d/copyright. Might be slow

- **--no-overlay-write-back**

  Don't write back hint files or d/changelog to the source overlay directory

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

  Print help

- \<*CRATE\_NAME*\>

  Name of the crate to package

- \[*VERSION*\]

  Version of the crate to package; may contain dependency operators. If empty string or omitted, resolves to the latest version