---
name: "update-haskell-control"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "haskell-utils"
version: "1.11+b1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/update-haskell-control"
---

# update-haskell-control(1)

utility for manipulating Haskell info in debian/control files

## NAME

update-haskell-control - utility for manipulating Haskell info in *debian/control* files

## SYNOPSIS

**update-haskell-control** \[ --help \| -h \| --version \| -v \]\
 **update-haskell-control** \[ OPTION \]...

## DESCRIPTION

**update-haskell-control** updates *debian/control* files from *debian/control.in* with version information etc. It can also be used to check that the two files are not out of sync.

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

  Show summary of options.

- **--version**, **-v**

  Print version information on standard output then exit successfully.

- **--update**

  Update the output file. This is the default.

- **--check**

  Only check the input and output files are not out of sync.

- **-i** ***filename***

  Set input filename. Can only be given once. Defaults to *debian/control.in* if not given.

- **-o** ***filename***

  Set output filename. Can only be given once. Defaults to the input filename with the *.in* suffix removed.

- **-I** ***path***

  Add *path* to the list of paths on which varfiles are searched for. Initially contains only */usr/lib/haskell-utils*.

- **-v**

  Be verbose. Gives you extra diagnostic information such as where varfiles are being looked for.

- **-q**

  Be quiet. Warnings are suppressed.

## FILES

*/usr/lib/haskell-utils/compilers*

## COPYRIGHT

Haskell Utils Version 1.10

Copyright (C) 2003, 2004 Ian Lynagh

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Ian Lynagh \<igloo@debian.org\>.