---
name: "dh_dist_zilla_origtar"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dh-dist-zilla"
version: "1.4.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dh_dist_zilla_origtar"
---

# dh\_dist\_zilla\_origtar(1)

debhelper add-on to generate an upstream tar ball

## NAME

dh\_dist\_zilla\_origtar - debhelper add-on to generate an upstream tar ball

## DESCRIPTION

dh\_dist\_zilla\_origtar is the backend for the dh-dist-zilla's `"dh` `get-orig-source"` target to generate minimal upstream tar-balls suitable for use with dh-dist-zilla.

It runs `"dzil clean"` by default before creating the tar ball.

## OPTIONS

`"--pristine-tar"`: Also commit generated upstream tar ball to pristine-tar branch using pristine-tar.

`"--no-clean"`: Don't run `"dzil clean"` before creating the tar ball.

Options before `"--"` are used by debhelper.  Options after `"--"` are passed on to `"tar"`.

## SEE ALSO

[**dh**(1)](/dh/1.md), [**debhelper**(7)](/debhelper/7.md), [**dh-dist-zilla**(7)](/dh-dist-zilla/7.md)

## AUTHOR

Axel Beckert \<abe@debian.org\>