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

# dpt-rename-uploader(1)

handle maintainer email changes

## NAME

dpt-rename-uploader - handle maintainer email changes

## SYNOPSIS

**dpt rename-uploader** *full name* *old email* *new email*

To be run from *git/packages* directory.

## DESCRIPTION

**dpt rename-uploader** walks over all package directories and changes any occurrences of author's old email address in *debian/control* and *debian/copyright* with their new email address. It is handy when an uploader became a Debian Developer and wants to use their me@debian.org address.

A suitable entry is added to *debian/changelog*, but nothing is committed.

Repositories with uncommitted changes are not touched and a warning is issued.

## COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

Copyright: 2009, Ryan Niebur \<ryan@debian.org\>

- 2010, 2012, 2014 Salvatore Bonaccorso carnil@debian.org

  - 2011, gregor herrmann gregoa@debian.org

  - 2012, Nathan Handler nhandler@ubuntu.com

  License: Artistic or GPL-1+