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USCAN-TEMPLATES(5) USCAN-TEMPLATES(5)

NAME

uscan templates - Available templates for uscan(1).

USING TEMPLATES

Templates simplify the debian/watch file. You just have to indicate the template to use and the specific arguments. Example:

  Version: 5
  Template: Github
  Author: guimard
  Project: llng-docker

Other parameters can be added as usual. Example:

  Version: 5
  Template: Github
  Author: guimard
  Project: llng-docker
  Version-Mangle: auto

AVAILABLE TEMPLATES

Here is the list of available templates:

  • "Github"
  • "Metacpan"

Github

This template uses GitHub API to find archives to download.

Specific parameters

  • Author
  • Project

Example

Example for https://github.com/guimard/llng-docker:

  Version: 5
  Template: Github
  Author: guimard
  Project: llng-docker

Metacpan

This template uses MetaCPAN::Client(3pm) to download package.

Specific parameters

•
Dist: distribution name (with "::" or "-")

Example

  Version: 5
  Template: Metacpan
  Dist: MetaCPAN-Client
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