Dpkg::Control::Fields(3perl) libdpkg-perl Dpkg::Control::Fields(3perl)

# [NAME](#NAME)

Dpkg::Control::Fields - manage (list of official) control fields

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

The module contains a list of vendor-neutral and vendor-specific field names with associated meta-data explaining in which type of control information they are allowed. The vendor-neutral field names and all functions are inherited from Dpkg::Control::FieldsCore.

# [CHANGES](#CHANGES)

## [Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)](#Version_1.00_%28dpkg_1.15.6%29)

Mark the module as public.

2026-09-09 1.23.11-dirty

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Document: Dpkg::Control::Fields(3perl) from dpkg 1.23.11-r3 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://git.dpkg.org/git/dpkg/dpkg.git