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lintian-info

provides information about lintian tags

TLDR

Show tag information

$ lintian-info [tag-name]
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List all tags
$ lintian-info --list-tags
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Show tag description
$ lintian-info -t [tag-name]
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Search tags
$ lintian-info --tags [pattern]
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Show check info
$ lintian-info --check [check-name]
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SYNOPSIS

lintian-info [options] [tag]

DESCRIPTION

lintian-info provides information about lintian tags. Tags identify specific issues in Debian packages.
The tool explains what each tag means and how to fix the issue it represents.

PARAMETERS

TAG

Lintian tag name.
-t TAG
Show tag description.
--list-tags
List all available tags.
--tags PATTERN
Search for matching tags.
--check NAME
Show check information.
--help
Display help information.

CAVEATS

Part of lintian package. Tag database may differ between versions. Debian focused.

HISTORY

lintian-info is part of the lintian package, providing documentation for its extensive tag collection.

SEE ALSO

lintian(1), debuild(1)

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