---
name: "editkeep"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "deborphan"
version: "1.7.33"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/editkeep"
---

# editkeep(8)

frontend for deborphan

## NAME

editkeep - frontend for deborphan

## SYNOPSIS

**editkeep** \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

**editkeep** is a frontend for **deborphan** displaying a list of orphaned packages (-a for all-sections is implied) and packages which are tagged to never been shown using dialog or whiptail.

Packages may be selected to be added or removed from deborphans keep list, i.e. the list of files it never proposes for removal.

## OPTIONS

**-n** Turn off nice-mode. See the deborphan manpage for description.

## SEE ALSO

[**deborphan**(1)](/deborphan/1.md), [**orphaner**(8)](/orphaner/8.md), [**apt-get**(8)](/apt-get/8.md)