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    Section 1: Executable programs or shell commands

    dpkg-architecture.1
    Set and determine the architecture for package building
    dpkg-buildflags.1
    Returns build flags to use during package build
    dpkg-buildpackage.1
    Build binary or source packages from sources
    dpkg-checkbuilddeps.1
    Check build dependencies and conflicts
    dpkg-distaddfile.1
    Add entries to debian/files
    dpkg-genchanges.1
    Generate debian .changes files
    dpkg-gencontrol.1
    Generate debian control files
    dpkg-gensymbols.1
    Generate symbols files (shared library dependency information)
    dpkg-mergechangelogs.1
    3-way merge of debian/changelog files
    dpkg-name.1
    Rename debian packages to full package names
    dpkg-parsechangelog.1
    Parse debian changelog files
    dpkg-scanpackages.1
    Create packages index files
    dpkg-scansources.1
    Create sources index files
    dpkg-shlibdeps.1
    Generate shared library substvar dependencies
    dpkg-source.1
    Debian source package (.dsc) manipulation tool
    dpkg-vendor.1
    Queries information about distribution vendors
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    Section 5: File formats and conventions

    deb.5
    Debian binary package format
    deb-control.5
    Debian packages' master control file format
    deb-extra-override.5
    Debian archive extra override file
    deb-old.5
    Old style debian binary package format
    deb-origin.5
    Vendor-specific information files
    deb-override.5
    Debian archive override file
    deb-shlibs.5
    Debian shared library information file
    deb-split.5
    Debian multi-part binary package format
    deb-src-control.5
    Debian source packages' master control file format
    deb-substvars.5
    Debian source substitution variables
    deb-symbols.5
    Debian's extended shared library information file
    deb-triggers.5
    Package triggers
    deb-version.5
    Debian package version number format