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DESCRIPTION

deborphan

If it is invoked with an optional list of packages, only the dependencies on those packages will be checked. The results are printed to stdout as if the option --show-deps had been given. Searching for specific packages will show the package, regardless of its priority. It is possible to specify -, to read a list of packages from standard input.

-h, --help

Display a short help message and exit.

-v, --version

Display version information and exit.

-f, --status-file=FILE

Use FILE as the status file.

-d, --show-deps

Show a list of dependencies for packages that have them.

-P, --show-priority

Show the priority of the packages found.

-n, --nice-mode

Toggle nice-mode. If DEFAULT_NICE is defined at compiletime, this option will turn off nice-mode. Nice-mode checks if there is a package `suggesting' or `recommending' the package. If one is found, the package will be marked as in use, or, when -s is used, print out the package suggesting the package as if it were depending on it.

-a, --all-packages

Check all the packages, instead of only those in the libs section. Best used (if at all used) in combination with --priority. This option implies --show-section, when compiled with ALL_PACKAGES_IMPLY_SECTION defined (default)

-s, --show-section

Show the sections the packages are in.

--no-show-section

Override showing sections when the default is to show them (see --all-packages).

-p, --priority=PRIORITY

Show only those packages with a priority equal to, or greater than PRIORITY. PRIORITY may be in the range of 1-5, or one of required, important, standard, optional, extra. Default value for PRIORITY is 2 (important).

-H, --force-hold

Ignore "hold" flags on packages. Normally packages with the "hold" flag set will not be displayed.

-A, --add-keep PKG1...PKGn

Add packages to the list of packages which are never to be reported, regardless of their state. You may specify '-' to use standard input. Note that package names are case-sensitive.

-R, --del-keep PKG1...PKGn

Remove packages from the list of packages which are never to be reported. You may specify '-' to use standard input. If there are no dependencies for this package next time deborphan is invoked, it will be reported again.

-L, --list-keep

Show the list of packages that are being kept back.

-k, --keep-file=FILE

Use FILE to store the list of kept-back packages. See also --add-keep.

--df-keep

Use debfoster's keepfile, regardless of the default setting. Can not be used if deborphan was compiled without support for debfoster.

--no-df-keep

Do not use debfoster's keepfile.

--guess-*

See GUESSING below.

GUESSING

deborphan can try to guess what packages may not be of much use to you by examining the package's name. It will pretend the package is in the main/libs section, and report it as if it were a library. This method is in no way perfect or even reliable, so beware when using this!

The following options are to be prefixed by --guess-:

perl

This option tries to find perl modules. It tries to match ^lib.*-perl$.

section

This option tries to find libraries that were accidentally placed in the wrong section. It tries to match ^lib, but not if it ends in one of: -dbg, -doc, -perl, or -dev.

dev

This option tries to find development packages, i.e. packages with names ending in -dev.

debug

This option tries to find debugging libraries, i.e. packages with names ending in -dbg.

all

Try all of the above.

only

Ignore the package's section completely, and just go for the name. This option must be used in conjuction with one or more of the options listed above, or deborphan will not display anything.

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