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@@ -41,25 +41,25 @@ in the case of the
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.B Description
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field, see below).
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-.SH REQUIRED FIELDS
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+.SH FIELDS
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.TP
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-.BI Package: " package-name"
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+.BR Package: " \fIpackage-name\fP (required)"
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The value of this field determines the package name, and is used to
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generate file names by most installation tools.
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.TP
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-.BI Version: " version-string"
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+.BR Version: " \fIversion-string\fP (required)"
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Typically, this is the original package's version number in whatever form
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the program's author uses. It may also include a Debian revision number
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(for non-native packages). The exact format and sorting algorithm
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are described in
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.BR deb\-version (5).
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.TP
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-.BI Maintainer: " fullname-email"
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+.BR Maintainer: " \fIfullname-email\fP (required)"
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Should be in the format \(lqJoe Bloggs <jbloggs@foo.com>\(rq, and is typically
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the person who created the package, as opposed to the author of the
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software that was packaged.
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.TP
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-.BI Description: " short-description"
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+.BR Description: " \fIshort-description\fP (required)"
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.TQ
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.BI " " "long-description"
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.br
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@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ first line (after the \fBDescription\fP field). The following lines should be
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used as a longer, more detailed description. Each line of the long description
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must be preceded by a space, and blank lines in the long description must
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contain a single \(oq\fB.\fP\(cq following the preceding space.
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-.
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-.SH OPTIONAL FIELDS
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.TP
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.BI Section: " section"
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This is a general field that gives the package a category based on the
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