dpkg-deb Command Examples

Pack, unpack and provide information about Debian archives. More information: https://manned.org/dpkg-deb.

• Display information about a package:

dpkg-deb --info {{path/to/file.deb}}

• Display the package's name and version on one line:

dpkg-deb --show {{path/to/file.deb}}

• List the package's contents:

dpkg-deb --contents {{path/to/file.deb}}

• Extract package's contents into a directory:

dpkg-deb --extract {{path/to/file.deb}} {{path/to/directory}}

• Create a package from a specified directory:

dpkg-deb --build {{path/to/directory}}