---
name: "debugedit"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "debugedit"
version: "5.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/debugedit"
---

# debugedit(1)

debug source path manipulation tool

## NAME

debugedit - debug source path manipulation tool

## SYNOPSIS

**debugedit** \[*OPTION*...\] *FILE*

## DESCRIPTION

- **-b**, **--base-dir**=*STRING*

  base build directory of objects

- **-d**, **--dest-dir**=*STRING*

  directory to rewrite base-dir into

- **-l**, **--list-file**=*STRING*

  file where to put list of source and header file names

- **-i**, **--build-id**

  recompute build ID note and print ID on stdout

- **-s**, **--build-id-seed**=*STRING*

  if recomputing the build ID note use this string as hash seed

- **-n**, **--no-recompute-build-id**

  do not recompute build ID note even when **-i** or **-s** are given

- **-p**, **--preserve-dates**

  Preserve modified/access timestamps

### Help options:

- \-?, **--help**

  Show this help message

- **-u**, **--usage**

  Display brief usage message

- **-V**, **--version**

  Show debugedit version