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

# debianize(1)

generate a Debian directory for a package

## NAME

debianize - generate a Debian directory for a package

## SYNOPSIS

debianize

## DESCRIPTION

This experimental command gathers information about a package and generates skeleton Debian control files for it. It will fill in the fields for which it can find a reasonable value, and leave the other fields unset.

Most of the heavy-lifting is done by the scripts that power lintian-brush**(1)**.

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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

- **--verbose**

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

## SEE ALSO

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

## AUTHORS

Jelmer Vernooij \<jelmer@debian.org\>