---
name: "reverse-depends"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ubuntu-dev-tools"
version: "0.206"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/reverse-depends"
---

# reverse-depends(1)

List the reverse-dependencies (or build-dependencies) of a package

## NAME

reverse-depends - List the reverse-dependencies (or build-dependencies) of a package

## SYNOPSIS

**reverse-depends \[*options*\] *package***

## DESCRIPTION

List reverse-dependencies (or build-dependencies) of *package*. If the package name is prefixed with **src:** then the reverse-dependencies of all the binary packages that the specified source package builds will be listed.

## OPTIONS

- **-r** *RELEASE*, **--release**=*RELEASE*

  Query dependencies in *RELEASE*. Default: current development release.

- **-R**, **--without-recommends**

  Only consider Depends relationships, not Recommends.

- **-s**, **--with-suggests**

  Also consider Suggests relationships.

- **-b**, **--build-depends**

  Query build dependencies. Synonym for **--arch**=*source*.

- **-a** *ARCH*, **--arch**=*ARCH*

  Query dependencies in *ARCH*. Besides valid architecture names, the special values **any** and **source** may be used. **any** displays all reverse dependencies, the union across all architecture. **source** displays build dependencies. Default: **any**.

- **-c** *COMPONENT*, **--component**=*COMPONENT*

  Only consider reverse-dependencies in *COMPONENT*. Can be specified multiple times. Default: all components.

- **-l**, **--list**

  Display a simple, machine-readable list.

- **-u** *URL*, **--service-url**=*URL*

  Reverse Dependencies web-service *URL*. Default: UbuntuWire's service at **http://qa.ubuntuwire.org/rdepends/**.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Display a help message and exit

## EXAMPLES

All reverse dependencies of source package bash:

-

  ```
  reverse-depends src:bash
  ```

## AUTHORS

**reverse-depends** and this manpage were written by Stefano Rivera \<stefanor@ubuntu.com\>.

Both are released under the terms of the ISC License.