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13 <refentrytitle>natalie</>
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20 <refpurpose>Override Utility to remove/add packages from suites</>
27 <arg><option><replaceable>options</replaceable></></arg>
31 <RefSect1><Title>Description</>
33 <command>natalie</command> is the command line tool to handle override files. Override files can be listed to stdout or updated from stdin.
35 <RefSect1><Title>Options</>
38 <VarListEntry><term><option>-c/--component=<replaceable>component</replaceable></option></>
39 <ListItem><Para>Uses the override DB for the component listed. The default is <literal>main</literal>.</PARA></LISTITEM>
43 <term><option>-h/--help</option></term>
45 <para>Display usage help and then exit.</para>
50 <term><option>-l/--list</option></term>
52 <para>Lists the override DB to stdout.</para>
57 <term><option>-q/--quiet</option></term>
59 <para>Be less verbose about what has been done.</para>
63 <VarListEntry><term><option>-s/--suite=<replaceable>suite</replaceable></option></>
64 <ListItem><Para>Uses the override DB for the suite listed. The default is <literal>unstable</literal>.</PARA></LISTITEM>
67 <VarListEntry><term><option>-S/--set</option></term>
68 <ListItem><Para>Update the override DB based on the contents of stdin. Information on the results of the update are printed to stdout.</PARA></LISTITEM>
72 <term><option>-t/--type=<replaceable>type</replaceable></option></term>
74 <para>Uses the override DB for the type listed. The default is <literal>deb</literal>. Possible values are: <literal>deb</literal>, <literal>udeb</literal> and <literal>dsc</literal>.</para>
81 <RefSect1><Title>Diagnostics</>
83 <command>natalie</command> returns zero on normal operation, non-zero on error.