---
name: "dgetlp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ubuntu-dev-tools"
version: "0.143"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dgetlp"
---

# dgetlp(1)

simulate \`\`dget'' behaviour for files hosted at librarian.launchpad.net

## NAME

dgetlp - simulate \`\`dget'' behaviour for files hosted at librarian.launchpad.net

## SYNOPSIS

**dgetlp \[-d\|(-v\|-q)\] \<Launchpad DSC URL\>**

## DESCRIPTION

**dgetlp** simulates dget behaviour by downloading and extracting the \<**Launchpad DSC URL**\> from the Launchpad Librarian.

## OPTIONS

Listed below are the command line options for dgetlp:

- **-h, --help**

  show this help message and exit.

- **-d, --debug**

  Enable debugging.

- **-v, --verbose**

  Enable verbose output.

- **-q, --quiet**

  Never print any output.

- **\<Launchpad DSC URL\>**

  This is the source package that you would like to be downloaded from the Launchpad Librarian.

## EXAMPLE

**dgetlp http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10348157/coreutils\_5.97-5.4ubuntu1.dsc**

## AUTHOR

**dgetlp** was written by Terence Simpson \<tsimpson@ubuntu.com\> and modified by Siegfried-A. Gevatter \<rainct@ubuntu.com\>. The python rewrite was written by Terence Simpson \<tsimpson@ubuntu.com\> based off the original. This man page was written by Ryan Kavanagh \<ryanakca@kubuntu.org\>. Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later.