Bug#1151661: debsums(1): -x/--report-mismatches is not documented
Максим Мусатов
mail.m1kc at gmail.com
Thu Oct 22 19:10:46 BST 2026
Package: debsums
Version: 3.0.2.4
Severity: minor
Dear maintainers,
The debsums(1) man page does not document the -x / --report-mismatches
option, although it exists in the script and in the --help output:
$ debsums --help
-x, --report-mismatches report errors and print the md5sums mismatch
The option is registered in the script (GetOptions table):
'x|report-mismatches' => \my $report,
and it works as expected: "debsums -x" reports changed/missing
files and additionally reports md5sum mismatches, which is useful when
deciding which packages need to be reinstalled (e.g. after recovering
from a disk failure). However, the man page never mentions it.
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