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.IX Title "Dpkg::Control::Info 3perl"
.TH Dpkg::Control::Info 3perl 2026-03-06 1.23.7-dirty libdpkg-perl
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.SH NAME
Dpkg::Control::Info \- parse files like debian/control
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
It provides a class to access data of files that follow the same
syntax as \fIdebian/control\fR.
.SH METHODS
.IX Header "METHODS"
.ie n .IP "$c = Dpkg::Control::Info\->new(%opts)" 4
.el .IP "\f(CW$c\fR = Dpkg::Control::Info\->new(%opts)" 4
.IX Item "$c = Dpkg::Control::Info->new(%opts)"
Create a new Dpkg::Control::Info object. Loads \fIdebian/control\fR by default.
If a single scalar is passed, it will be used as the filename to load
instead of the default. If filename is "\-", it parses the standard input.
If filename is undef no loading will be performed.
.Sp
Options:
.RS 4
.IP \fBfilename\fR 4
.IX Item "filename"
Loads the file from the filename, instead of \fIdebian/control\fR.
.RE
.RS 4
.RE
.ie n .IP $c\->\fBreset()\fR 4
.el .IP \f(CW$c\fR\->\fBreset()\fR 4
.IX Item "$c->reset()"
Resets what got read.
.ie n .IP "$c\->parse($fh, $description)" 4
.el .IP "\f(CW$c\fR\->parse($fh, \f(CW$description\fR)" 4
.IX Item "$c->parse($fh, $description)"
Parse a control file from the given filehandle. Exits in case of errors.
\&\f(CW$description\fR is used to describe the filehandle, ideally it\*(Aqs a filename
or a description of where the data comes from. It is used in error messages.
The data in the object is reset before parsing new control files.
.ie n .IP $c\->load($file) 4
.el .IP \f(CW$c\fR\->load($file) 4
.IX Item "$c->load($file)"
Load the content of \f(CW$file\fR. Exits in case of errors. If file is "\-", it
loads from the standard input.
.ie n .IP $c\->[0] 4
.el .IP \f(CW$c\fR\->[0] 4
.IX Item "$c->[0]"
.PD 0
.ie n .IP $c\->\fBget_source()\fR 4
.el .IP \f(CW$c\fR\->\fBget_source()\fR 4
.IX Item "$c->get_source()"
.PD
Returns a Dpkg::Control object containing the fields concerning the
source package.
.ie n .IP $c\->get_pkg_by_idx($idx) 4
.el .IP \f(CW$c\fR\->get_pkg_by_idx($idx) 4
.IX Item "$c->get_pkg_by_idx($idx)"
Returns a Dpkg::Control object containing the fields concerning the binary
package numbered \f(CW$idx\fR (starting at 1).
.ie n .IP $c\->get_pkg_by_name($name) 4
.el .IP \f(CW$c\fR\->get_pkg_by_name($name) 4
.IX Item "$c->get_pkg_by_name($name)"
Returns a Dpkg::Control object containing the fields concerning the binary
package named \f(CW$name\fR.
.ie n .IP $c\->\fBget_packages()\fR 4
.el .IP \f(CW$c\fR\->\fBget_packages()\fR 4
.IX Item "$c->get_packages()"
Returns a list containing the Dpkg::Control objects for all binary packages.
.ie n .IP "$str = $c\->output([$fh])" 4
.el .IP "\f(CW$str\fR = \f(CW$c\fR\->output([$fh])" 4
.IX Item "$str = $c->output([$fh])"
Return the content info into a string. If \f(CW$fh\fR is specified print it into
the filehandle.
.IP """$c""" 4
.IX Item """$c"""
Return a string representation of the content.
.IP @{$c} 4
.IX Item "@{$c}"
Return a list of Dpkg::Control objects, the first one is corresponding to
source information and the following ones are the binary packages
information.
.SH CHANGES
.IX Header "CHANGES"
.SS "Version 1.01 (dpkg 1.18.0)"
.IX Subsection "Version 1.01 (dpkg 1.18.0)"
New argument: The \f(CW$c\fR\->\fBnew()\fR constructor accepts an \f(CW%opts\fR argument.
.SS "Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)"
.IX Subsection "Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)"
Mark the module as public.