---
name: "dpt-debian-upstream"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pkg-perl-tools"
version: "0.82"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dpt-debian-upstream"
---

# dpt-debian-upstream(1)

convert resources from META.{json,yml} to debian/upstream/metadata

## NAME

dpt-debian-upstream - convert resources from META.{json,yml} to debian/upstream/metadata

## SYNOPSIS

**dpt debian-upstream**

## DESCRIPTION

**dpt debian-upstream** reads information from *META.json* or *META.yml* and writes it to *debian/upstream/metadata*, according to the UpstreamMetaData specification.

Please, note that upstream links will be switched to https URLs.

## SEE ALSO

- •

  CPAN::Meta::Spec

- •

  UpstreamMetaData \<https://wiki.debian.org/UpstreamMetadata\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

- Copyright 2013-2024, gregor herrmann gregoa@debian.org

  - Copyright 2016, Alex Muntada alexm@alexm.org

  This program is free software and can be distributed under the same terms as Perl.