deb-src-files(5) dpkg suite deb-src-files(5)

# [NAME](#NAME)

deb-src-files - Debian distribute files format

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**debian/files**

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This file contains the list of artifacts that are to be distributed via the **.changes** control file.

The *debian/files* file has a simple whitespace-delimited format.

*filename* *section* *priority* \[ *keyword=value...* ]

*filename* is the name of the artifact to distribute.

*section* and *priority* correspond to the respective control fields available in the .deb. The allowed values are specific to each distribution archive.

*keyword=value...* corresponds to an optional whitespace-delimited list of attributes for this entry. The only currently supported keyword is:

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**automatic**

With value **yes**, to mark automatically generated files.

# [NOTES](#NOTES)

This file is not intended to be modified directly, use one of **dpkg-gencontrol** or **dpkg-distaddfile** to add entries to it.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**dpkg-genchanges**(1)](/man/os/dpkg/dpkg-genchanges.1), [**dpkg-distaddfile**(1)](/man/os/dpkg/dpkg-distaddfile.1).

2026-09-09 1.23.11-dirty

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Document: deb-src-files(5) from dpkg 1.23.11-r2 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://git.dpkg.org/git/dpkg/dpkg.git