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# dpkg-deb
> Pack, unpack and provide information about Debian archives.
> More information: <https://manpages.debian.org/latest/dpkg/dpkg-deb.html>.
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- 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}}`