---
name: "dh_lintian"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "debhelper"
version: "13.24.2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dh_lintian"
---

# dh\_lintian(1)

install lintian override files into package build directories

## NAME

dh\_lintian - install lintian override files into package build directories

## SYNOPSIS

**dh\_lintian** \[*debhelper options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**dh\_lintian** is a debhelper program that is responsible for installing override files used by lintian into package build directories.

## FILES

- debian/*package*.lintian-overrides

  Installed into usr/share/lintian/overrides/*package* in the package build directory. This file is used to suppress erroneous lintian diagnostics.

- *debian/source/lintian-overrides*

  These files are not installed, but will be scanned by lintian to provide overrides for the source package.

## SEE ALSO

[**debhelper**(1)](/debhelper/1.md)

This program is a part of debhelper.

[**lintian**(1)](/lintian/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Steve Robbins \<smr@debian.org\>