Usage: dpkg-gensymbols [<option>...]

Options:
  -p<package>
          Generate symbols file for package.
  -e<library>
          Explicitly list libraries to scan.
  -P<package-build-dir>
          Set temporary build directory to use.
          [default: debian/tmp]
  -I<file>
          Force usage of <file> as reference symbols file instead of the
          default file.
  -l<library-path>
          Add directory to private shared library search list.
  -v<version>
          Version of the packages.
          [default: version from debian/changelog]
  -a<arch>
          Assume <arch> as host architecture when processing symbol files.
  -c<level>
          Compare generated symbols file with the reference template in the
          debian directory and fail if difference is too important; level goes
          from 0 for no check, to 4 for all checks.
          [default: 1]
          [env: DPKG_GENSYMBOLS_CHECK_LEVEL=]
  -t
          Write in template mode (tags are not processed and included in
          output).
  -O[<file>]
          Write to stdout (or <file>).
          [default: <package-build-dir>/DEBIAN/symbols]
  -q
          Enable quiet mode; never emit any warnings or generate a diff
          between generated symbols file and the reference template.
  -V
          Enable verbose mode; write deprecated symbols and pattern matching
          symbols as comments (in template mode only).
  -d
          Enable debugging mode.
  -?, --help
          Show this help message.
      --version
          Show the version.