• --deb-activate EVENT

  • Package activates EVENT trigger

• --deb-activate-noawait EVENT

  • Package activates EVENT trigger

• --deb-after-purge FILE

  • A script to be run after package removal to purge remaining (config) files (a.k.a. postrm purge within apt-get purge)

• --[no-]deb-auto-config-files

  • Init script and default configuration files will be labeled as configuration files for Debian packages.

• --deb-build-depends DEPENDENCY

  • Add DEPENDENCY as a Build-Depends

• --deb-changelog FILEPATH

  • Add FILEPATH as debian changelog

• --deb-compression COMPRESSION

  • The compression type to use, must be one of gz, bzip2, xz, none.

• --deb-config SCRIPTPATH

  • Add SCRIPTPATH as debconf config file.

• --deb-custom-control FILEPATH

  • Custom version of the Debian control file.

• --deb-default FILEPATH

  • Add FILEPATH as /etc/default configuration

• --deb-dist DIST-TAG

  • Set the deb distribution.

• --deb-field 'FIELD: VALUE'

  • Add custom field to the control file

• --[no-]deb-generate-changes

  • Generate PACKAGENAME.changes file.

• --deb-group GROUP

  • The group owner of files in this package

• --[no-]deb-ignore-iteration-in-dependencies

  • For ‘=’ (equal) dependencies, allow iterations on the specified version. Default is to be specific. This option allows the same version of a package but any iteration is permitted

• --deb-init FILEPATH

  • Add FILEPATH as an init script

• --deb-installed-size KILOBYTES

  • The installed size, in kilobytes. If omitted, this will be calculated automatically

• --deb-interest EVENT

  • Package is interested in EVENT trigger

• --deb-interest-noawait EVENT

  • Package is interested in EVENT trigger without awaiting

• --[no-]deb-maintainerscripts-force-errorchecks

  • Activate errexit shell option according to lintian. https://lintian.debian.org/tags/maintainer-script-ignores-errors.html

• --deb-meta-file FILEPATH

  • Add FILEPATH to DEBIAN directory

• --[no-]deb-no-default-config-files

  • Do not add all files in /etc as configuration files by default for Debian packages.

• --deb-pre-depends DEPENDENCY

  • Add DEPENDENCY as a Pre-Depends

• --deb-priority PRIORITY

  • The debian package ‘priority’ value.

• --deb-recommends PACKAGE

  • Add PACKAGE to Recommends

• --deb-shlibs SHLIBS

  • Include control/shlibs content. This flag expects a string that is used as the contents of the shlibs file. See the following url for a description of this file and its format: http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-sharedlibs.html#s-shlibs

• --deb-suggests PACKAGE

  • Add PACKAGE to Suggests

• --deb-systemd FILEPATH

  • Add FILEPATH as a systemd script

• --[no-]deb-systemd-auto-start

  • Start service after install or upgrade

• --[no-]deb-systemd-enable

  • Enable service on install or upgrade

• --[no-]deb-systemd-restart-after-upgrade

  • Restart service after upgrade

• --deb-templates FILEPATH

  • Add FILEPATH as debconf templates file.

• --deb-upstart FILEPATH

  • Add FILEPATH as an upstart script

• --deb-upstream-changelog FILEPATH

  • Add FILEPATH as upstream changelog

• --[no-]deb-use-file-permissions

  • Use existing file permissions when defining ownership and modes

• --deb-user USER

  • The owner of files in this package