.TH WHAT\-PATCH "1" "10 August 2008" "ubuntu-dev-tools"
.SH NAME
what\-patch \- detects which patch system a Debian package uses

.SH SYNOPSIS
.B what\-patch [options]

.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBwhat\-patch\fR examines the debian/rules file to determine which patch
system the Debian package is using.
.PP
\fBwhat\-patch\fR should be run from the root directory of the Debian source
package.

.SH OPTIONS
Listed below are the command line options for what\-patch:
.TP
.B \-h or \-\-help
Display a help message and exit.
.TP
.B \-v
Enable verbose mode.
This will include the listing of any files modified outside or the debian/
directory and report any additional details about the patch system if
available.

.SH AUTHORS
\fBwhat\-patch\fR was written by Kees Cook <kees@ubuntu.com>,
Siegfried-A. Gevatter <rainct@ubuntu.com>, and Daniel Hahler
<ubuntu@thequod.de>, among others.
This manual page was written by Jonathan Patrick Davies <jpds@ubuntu.com>.
.PP
Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 2.

.SH SEE ALSO
The Ubuntu MOTU team has some documentation about patch systems at the Ubuntu
wiki: \fBhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide/PatchSystems\fR

.PP
.B cdbs\-edit\-patch(1), dbs\-edit\-patch(1), dpatch\-edit\-patch(1)