1DEB-WHY-REMOVED(1)                                          DEB-WHY-REMOVED(1)
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NAME

6       deb-why-removed - shows the reason a package was removed from the
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SYNOPSIS

10       deb-why-removed [option...] package...
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DESCRIPTION

13       This program will download the removals metadata from the archive,
14       search and print the entries within for a source or binary package name
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OPTIONS

18       -u, --url URL
19           URL to the archive removals deb822-formatted file list.  This can
20           be either an actual URL (https://, http://, file://), an pathname
21           or an origin name.  Currently the only origin name known is debian.
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23       --no-refresh
24           Do not refresh the cached removals file even if there is a newer
25           version in the archive.
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27       -h, -?, --help
28           Show a help message and exit.
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30       --version
31           Show the program version.
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FILES

34       cachedir/devscripts/deb-why-removed/
35           This directory contains the cached removal files downloaded from
36           the archive.  cachedir will be either $XDG_CACHE_HOME or if that is
37           not defined $HOME/.cache/.
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SEE ALSO

40       <https://ftp-master.debian.org/#removed>
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